Optical dipole mirror for cold atoms based on a metallic diffraction grating

Tomasz Kawalec, Dobroslawa Bartoszek-Bober, Roman Panas, Jacek Fiutowski, Aleksandra Plawecka, Horst-Günter Rubahn

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Abstract

We report on the realization of a plasmonic dipole mirror for cold atoms based on a metallic grating coupler. A cloud of atoms is reflected by the repulsive potential generated by surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) excited on a reflection gold grating by a 780 nm laser beam. Experimentally and numerically determined mirror efficiencies are close to 100%. The intensity of SPPs above a real grating coupler and the atomic trajectories, as well as the momentum dispersion of the atom cloud being reflected, are computed. A suggestion is given as to how the plasmonic mirror might serve as an optical atom chip.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Publikationsdato2. jun. 2014
StatusUdgivet - 2. jun. 2014
BegivenhedNanoscale Quantum Optics - Lorentz Center, Leiden, Holland
Varighed: 2. jun. 20146. jun. 2014

Workshop

WorkshopNanoscale Quantum Optics
LokationLorentz Center
Land/OmrådeHolland
ByLeiden
Periode02/06/201406/06/2014

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