arXiv · nlin/0304036
Chaotic filtering of moving atoms in pulsed optical lattices
Abstract
We propose a mechanism for a velocity-selective device, which exploits the fundamental phenomenon of dynamical localization. It would allow packets of cold atoms travelling through a pulsed optical lattice in one direction to pass undisturbed, while dispersing atoms travelling in the opposite direction. This mechanism is based on a chaotic diffusion process, with a momentum-dependent diffusion coefficient. We analyse this classical effect, and we show that it is enhanced by dynamical localization.
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T. Jonckheere, M. R. Isherwood, T. S. Monteiro. 2003-04-17. Chaotic filtering of moving atoms in pulsed optical lattices. https://arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0304036
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