Multilayer “dielectric” mirror for atoms

verfasst von

Luis Santos, Luis Roso

Abstract

All existing atomic mirrors are conceptually similar to metallic mirrors in standard optics in the sense that they are constructed with repulsive potentials and thus produce an imaginary “refraction index.” Here a different kind of mirror for atoms that is similar to a multilayer dielectric mirror in standard optics is proposed. We show that a periodic attractive laser potential can reflect atoms of certain momenta due to the presence of gaps in the spectrum of energies, as in the photonic band-gap structures in light optics. Spontaneous emission and gravitational effects are also analyzed.

Externe Organisation(en)

Universidad de Salamanca

Typ

Artikel

Journal

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Band

58

Seiten

2407-2412

Anzahl der Seiten

6

ISSN

1050-2947

Publikationsdatum

01.09.1998

Publikationsstatus

Veröffentlicht

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Atom- und Molekularphysik sowie Optik

Elektronische Version(en)

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.58.2407 (Zugang: Unbekannt)