Generation of a hollow laser beam for atom trapping using an axicon

Optics Communications

Volumn 147, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 67-70

  Manek, I ^a   Ovchinnikov, Yu B ^a   Grimm, R ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PARTICLE OPTICS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLID STATE LASERS;

ATOM TRAPPING; AXICON; OPTICAL DIPOLE FORCE;

LASER BEAMS;

EID: 0031996885     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00645-7     Document Type: Article

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