Quantized atom-field force at the surface of a microsphere

F. Treussart; J. Hare; L. Collot; V. Lefèvre; D. S. Weiss; V. Sandoghdar; J. M. Raimond; S. Haroche

doi:10.1364/OL.19.001651

Quantized atom-field force at the surface of a microsphere

F. Treussart, J. Hare, L. Collot, V. Lefèvre, D. S. Weiss, V. Sandoghdar, J. M. Raimond, S. Haroche

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The dipole force experienced by an atom in a nonresonant spatially inhomogeneous light field is quantized by the discrete nature of the photon. We propose to detect this quantization by studying the scattering of slow atoms that pass in the evanescent field of a microsphere whispering gallery mode. This constitutes an inverse Stern–Gerlach experiment in which the atomic deflection is correlated to the state of the scattering field.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1651-1653
Number of pages	3
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	19
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.19.001651
State	Published - Oct 15 1994

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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