A nanofiber-based optical conveyor belt for cold atoms |
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Authors: | Philipp Schneeweiss Samuel T. Dawkins Rudolf Mitsch Daniel Reitz Eugen Vetsch Arno Rauschenbeutel |
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Affiliation: | 1. Vienna Center for Quantum Science and Technology, TU Wien - Atominstitut, Stadionallee 2, 1020, Wien, Austria 2. Institut für Physik, Johannes Gutenberg-Universit?t Mainz, 55099, Mainz, Germany
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Abstract: | We demonstrate optical transport of cold cesium atoms over millimeter-scale distances along an optical nanofiber. The atoms are trapped in a one-dimensional optical lattice formed by a two-color evanescent field surrounding the nanofiber, far red- and blue-detuned with respect to the atomic transition. The blue-detuned field is a propagating nanofiber-guided mode while the red-detuned field is a standing-wave mode which leads to the periodic axial confinement of the atoms. Here, this standing wave is used for transporting the atoms along the nanofiber by mutually detuning the two counter-propagating fields which form the standing wave. The performance and limitations of the nanofiber-based transport are evaluated and possible applications are discussed. |
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