Abstract
The coherent manipulation of Bose-Einstein condensates by far blue detuned optical dipole potentials is discussed in two regimes. The local manipulation of the phase of the condensate wavefunction by temporally applied dipole potentials represents a powerful tool for the design of matter waves. We use this method in particular for the creation of dark solitons in Bose-Einstein condensates and study their dynamics. Spatially inhomogeneous dipole potentials like far blue detuned doughnut laser beams can be used for the creation of Bose-Einstein condensates within a waveguide structure.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 671-680 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Comptes Rendus de l'Academie des Sciences - Series IV: Physics, Astrophysics |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jun 2001 |
Keywords
- Atomes froids
- Bose-Einstein condensates
- Cold atoms
- Condensats de Bose-Einstein
- Dipole potential
- Guide d'ondes de matière
- Matter wave guide
- Potentiel dipolaire
- Soliton
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy