Atomic self-trapping and self-focusing in a light medium

Weiping Zhang; Barry C. Sanders; Weihan Tan

doi:10.1117/12.273765

1 May 1997 Atomic self-trapping and self-focusing in a light medium

Weiping Zhang, Barry C. Sanders, Weihan Tan

Proceedings Volume 2995, Atom Optics; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273765
Event: Photonics West '97, 1997, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Light-induced dipole-dipole interactions in a coherent atomic field result in an effective nonlinear interaction between atoms. This nonlinearity can induce self-focusing and self-trapping of a coherent atomic beam undergoing propagation through a travelling-wave laser beam; we show how such a scheme could be realized and evaluate the critical density required for atomic self-focusing and self- trapping. An analogy to optical self-focusing and self- trapping is discussed.

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Weiping Zhang, Barry C. Sanders, and Weihan Tan "Atomic self-trapping and self-focusing in a light medium", Proc. SPIE 2995, Atom Optics, (1 May 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.273765

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