Coherent dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates in high-finesse optical cavities

1999/06/30 by Peter Horak, Péter Horák, Stephen M. Barnett +1 · 6 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates #Quantum optics and atomic interactions #Strong Light-Matter Interactions #cond-mat

paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreva.61.033609

published as Phys. Rev. A 61, 033609 (2000) · 5 pages, 5 figures; revised version: added references

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Abstract

We study the mutual interaction of a Bose-Einstein condensed gas with a single mode of a high-finesse optical cavity. We show how the cavity transmission reflects condensate properties, and calculate the self-consistent intracavity light field and condensate evolution. Solving the coupled condensate-cavity equations we find that while falling through the cavity, the condensate is adiabatically transfered into the ground state of the periodic optical potential. This allows time-dependent nondestructive measurements on Bose-Einstein condensates, with intriguing prospects for subsequent controlled manipulation.

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