Optical Cooling Using the Dipole Force

• Main Author: Xuereb, André (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Atoms.; Low temperature physics.; Low temperatures.; Lasers.; Photonics.; Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics.; Laser Technology, Photonics.; Low Temperature Physics.

This thesis unifies the dissipative dynamics of an atom, particle or structure within an optical field that is influenced by the position of the atom, particle or structure itself. This allows the identification and exploration of the fundamental ‘mirror-mediated’ mechanisms of cavity-mediated cooli...

Table of Contents:

• Atomic Physics Theory and Cooling Methods
• Atom Field Interactions
• Trapping and Cooling Atoms
• Scattering Models and Their Applications
• The Transfer Matrix Model
• Applications of Transfer Matrices
• Three-Dimensional Scattering with an Optical Memory
• Experimental Work
• Experimental Setup
• A Guide for Future Experiments.