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Laser-Experiments with Single Atoms in Cavities and Traps

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Quantum Optics and the Spectroscopy of Solids

Part of the book series: Fundamental Theories of Physics ((FTPH,volume 83))

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Abstract

Today frequency tunable lasers enable us to achieve an efficient excitation of atomic resonance lines. In this way it becomes possible to detect single atoms via their fluorescence. An additional advantage is that traps exist for ions[1] as well as for neutral atoms[2] so that the observation of isolated particles is possible. Presently the techniques for trapping atoms are undergoing a rapid development, however, experiments with single isolated atoms using those methods have not yet been realized. Therefore the observation of single trapped particles is still restricted to ions. In the following experiments with single ions will be reviewed; furthermore we will describe the experiments performed with the one-atom maser where single atoms interact with a single mode of a maser field. The atoms in this case are Rydberg atoms with high excitation energies, which can efficiently be detected by ionization in an external electrical field in which the outermost electron is pulled off. We will start this contribution with the review of the one-atom maser.

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Walther, H. (1997). Laser-Experiments with Single Atoms in Cavities and Traps. In: Hakioğlu, T., Shumovsky, A.S. (eds) Quantum Optics and the Spectroscopy of Solids. Fundamental Theories of Physics, vol 83. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8796-9_4

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