Abstract
We report the reflection and focusing of a Bose-Einstein condensate by a pulsed magnetic mirror. The mirror is adaptive, inelastic, and has extremely high optical quality. Deviations from specularity are below 1 mrad rms - almost an order of magnitude better than other atomic mirrors. The mirror has been used to realize the atom-optical analog of a beam expander, producing an ultracold collimated fountain of matter waves. The results of these experiments are in good agreement with simple theoretical models.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 031601(R) |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review A |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 3 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 2002 |
Keywords
- Bose-Einstein condensates
- magnetic field
- optics
- photonics