Atoms in an amplitude-modulated standing wave-dynamics and pathways to quantum chaos

Journal of Optics B: Quantum and Semiclassical Optics

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 659-667

  Hensinger, W K ^a   Truscott, A G ^a   Upcroft, B ^a   Heckenberg, N R ^a   Rubinsztein Dunlop, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC BEAMS; ATOMIC PHYSICS; CHAOS THEORY; COHERENT LIGHT; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON TUNNELING; FOURIER OPTICS; LIGHT MODULATION; PARTICLE OPTICS; RUBIDIUM; SOLID STATE LASERS;

AMPLITUDE MODULATED STANDING WAVE; ATOM COOLING; ATOM OPTICS; DECOHERENCE; QUANTUM CHAOS;

QUANTUM OPTICS;

EID: 0034297987     PISSN: 14644266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1464-4266/2/5/314     Document Type: Article

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