Coupling ultracold atoms to mechanical oscillators
- 31 December 2011
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Cellule MathDoc/CEDRAM in Comptes Rendus Physique
- Vol. 12 (9-10), 871-887
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crhy.2011.04.015
Abstract
In this article we discuss and compare different ways to engineer an interface between ultracold atoms and micro- and nanomechanical oscillators. We start by analyzing a direct mechanical coupling of a single atom or ion to a mechanical oscillator and show that the very different masses of the two systems place a limit on the achievable coupling constant in this scheme. We then discuss several promising strategies for enhancing the coupling: collective enhancement by using a large number of atoms in an optical lattice in free space, coupling schemes based on high-finesse optical cavities, and coupling to atomic internal states. Throughout the manuscript we discuss both theoretical proposals and first experimental implementations.Comment: 19 pages, 9 figureKeywords
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