Dark-state sideband cooling in an atomic ensemble

We utilize the dark state in a ∧-type three-level system to cool an ensemble of ⁸⁵Rb atoms in an optical lattice [Morigi et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 4458 (2000)]. The common suppression of the carrier transition of atoms with different vibrational frequencies allows them to reach a subrecoil temper...

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المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Huang, Chang, Chai, Shijie, Lan, Shau-Yu
مؤلفون آخرون: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:English
منشور في: 2021
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/146879
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المؤسسة: Nanyang Technological University
اللغة: English
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الملخص:We utilize the dark state in a ∧-type three-level system to cool an ensemble of ⁸⁵Rb atoms in an optical lattice [Morigi et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 4458 (2000)]. The common suppression of the carrier transition of atoms with different vibrational frequencies allows them to reach a subrecoil temperature of 100 nK after being released from the optical lattice. A nearly zero vibrational quantum number is determined from the time-of-flight measurements and adiabatic expansion process. The features of sideband cooling are examined in various parameter spaces. Our results show that dark-state sideband cooling is a simple and compelling method for preparing a large ensemble of atoms into their vibrational ground state of a harmonic potential and can be generalized to different species of atoms and molecules for studying ultracold physics that demands recoil temperature and below.