Dynamic high-speed spatial manipulation of cold atoms using acousto-optic and spatial light modulation

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3589-3596

  Fatemi, F K ^a   Bashkansky, M ^a   Dutton, Z ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLOGRAPHY; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER;

ATOMIC ENSEMBLES; COLD ATOMS; SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATION;

ACOUSTOOPTICAL EFFECTS;

EID: 33947502870     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.003589     Document Type: Article

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