2007/09/26 by G. Szirmai, P. Domokos · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #Mechanical and Optical Resonators #Orbital Angular Momentum in Optics #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.99.213602
published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 99, 213602 (2007) · 4 pages
arxiv created 2007/09/26 · openalex publication_date 2007/11/20 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In the radiation field of an optical waveguide, the Rayleigh scattering of photons is shown to result in a strongly velocity-dependent force on atoms. The pump field, which is injected in the fundamental branch of the waveguide, is favorably scattered by a moving atom into one of the transversely excited branches of propagating modes. All fields involved are far detuned from any resonances of the atom. For a simple polarizable particle, a linear friction force coefficient comparable to that of cavity cooling can be achieved.