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Phys. Rev. A 70, 023606 (2004) [5 pages]

Three-level atom optics via the tunneling interaction

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K. Eckert1, M. Lewenstein1, R. Corbalán2, G. Birkl3, W. Ertmer3, and J. Mompart2
1Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Hannover, Appelstrasse 2, D-30167 Hannover, Germany
2Departament de Física, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain
3Institute of Quantum Optics, University of Hannover, Welfengarten 1, D-30167 Hannover, Germany

Received 6 February 2004; published 19 August 2004

Three-level atom optics is introduced as a simple, efficient, and robust method to coherently manipulate and transport neutral atoms. The tunneling interaction among three trapped states allows us to realize the spatial analog of the stimulated Raman adiabatic passage, coherent population trapping, and electromagnetically induced transparency techniques and offers a wide range of possible applications. We investigate an implementation in optical microtrap arrays and show that under realistic parameters the coherent manipulation and transfer of neutral atoms among dipole traps could be realized in the millisecond range.


©2004 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.70.023606
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.70.023606
PACS: 03.75.Be, 32.80.−t, 03.67.−a, 42.50.−p

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