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Phys. Rev. A 70, 061604 (2004) [4 pages]

Atom diode: A laser device for a unidirectional transmission of ground-state atoms

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A. Ruschhaupt and J. G. Muga
Departamento de Química-Física, Universidad del País Vasco, Apartado 644, Bilbao, Spain

Rapid Communication Received 20 August 2004; published 29 December 2004

An atom diode, i.e., a device that lets the ground-state atom pass in one direction but not in the opposite direction in a velocity range, is devised. It is based on the adiabatic transfer achieved with two lasers and a third laser potential that reflects the ground state.


©2004 The American Physical Society

URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.70.061604
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.70.061604
PACS: 03.75.Be, 42.50.Lc

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