Large-volume single-beam dark optical trap for atoms using binary phase elements

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1113-1116

  Ozeri, Roee ^a   Khaykovich, Lev ^a   Friedman, Nir ^a   Davidson, Nir ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHTING; RUBIDIUM;

OPTICAL TRAP;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0034392307     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.17.001113     Document Type: Article

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12. The reduction from the theoretical value of 81% is due to inaccuracies in the PR layer thickness and is due to Fresnel reflections from the air-to-glass and PR-to-air surfaces.
13. We recently constructed a fast zoom system with such performances, using an objective lens mounted on a piezoelectric crystal.