Optical singularities and laser-cooled atoms

Boris Pavlik

doi:10.1117/12.428287

30 May 2001 Optical singularities and laser-cooled atoms

Boris Pavlik

Proceedings Volume 4403, Second International Conference on Singular Optics (Optical Vortices): Fundamentals and Applications; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.428287
Event: Singular Optics 2000: Fundamentals and Applications of Optical Vortices, 2000, Crimea, Ukraine

Abstract

Mechanical action of optical fields with phase singularities (optical vortices) on laser cooled atoms is theoretically investigated. Due to small sizes and sufficiently low velocities of cold atoms it is intriguing to understand how they may be used to shed a light on some modern problems of singular optics. It is shown that cold atoms are suitable tools for learning of optical singularity evolution, its birth and transformations due to interactions between themselves and with other physical objects. Applications to guiding and trapping of atoms are discussed also.

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Boris Pavlik "Optical singularities and laser-cooled atoms", Proc. SPIE 4403, Second International Conference on Singular Optics (Optical Vortices): Fundamentals and Applications, (30 May 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.428287

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