1998/07/29 by E. V. Goldstein, Goldstein, E. V., M. G. Moore +5
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #Condensed Matter (cond-mat) #FOS: Physical sciences #Quantum Information and Cryptography #cond-mat
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/9807392
13 pages, 1 figure
arxiv created 1998/07/29 · openalex publication_date 1998/07/29 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We give a brief overview of the way atomic physics is now developing in a way reminiscent of the optics revolution of the 1960's. Thanks in particular to recent developments in atomic trapping and cooling, the new field of atom optics is rapidly leading to exciting new developments such as nonlinear atom optics and quantum atom optics. We illustrate these developments with examples out of our own research.