采用Damman光栅实现冷原子或冷分子囚禁的光阱阵列

Array of micro-optical traps for cold atoms or cold molecules using a Damman grating

提出了一种采用Damman光栅和球面透镜组合光学系统产生二维光阱阵列的新方案.在使用红失谐高斯激光束照射的条件下,推导了计算光阱阵列的周期、光强分布、光强梯度和光阱几何参数的经验公式,讨论了此光阱阵列的特点以及在原子光学和分子光学中的应用.研究结果表明,这种光阱阵列方案比已有的光阱阵列方案更为简单可行、操作方便,非常适用于冷原子或冷分子的阵列囚禁,以及制备新颖的光学晶格.

We propose a novel scheme to produce an array of micro-optical traps by using an optical system composed of a Damman grating and a spherical lens, which is illuminated by a red detuned Gaussian laser beam. We derive formulas to calculate the periodical structures of the micro-optical well arrays, and characteristics of each well, such as the spatial intensity distribution, intensity gradient, and geometrical parameters. Applications of our micro-optical traps in the fields of atom and molecule optics are briefly discussed. Our study shows that the proposed array of micro-optical wells can be used to trap cold atoms or cold molecules more efficiently than previous optical traps, even to prepare novel optical lattices.