Single slow atoms from an atomic fountain observed in a high-finesse optical cavity

P. Münstermann; T. Fischer; P. W.H. Pinkse; G. Rempe

doi:10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00596-3

Single slow atoms from an atomic fountain observed in a high-finesse optical cavity

P. Münstermann, T. Fischer, P. W.H. Pinkse, G. Rempe^*

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Abstract

A novel setup for investigations in cavity quantum electrodynamics is described, which combines an optical microcavity (finesse 4.3 × 10⁵) with an atomic ⁸⁵Rb fountain, allowing full control over density and velocity of atoms entering the optical cavity. To demonstrate this point we study the temporal width of the transmission drops if slow single atoms pass through the cavity. We observe absorptive and dispersive single atom signals in the cavity transmission in real time.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	63-67
Number of pages	5
Journal	Optics communications
Volume	159
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00596-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1999
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Atomic fountain
Cavity QED
High-finesse cavity
Single atoms

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