Anisotropic velocity distributions in 3D dissipative optical lattices

• We present a direct measurement of velocity distributions in two dimensions by using an absorption imaging technique in a 3D near resonant optical lattice. The results show a clear difference in the velocity distributions for the different directions. The experimental results are compared with a numerical 3D semi-classical Monte-Carlo simulation. The numerical simulations are in good qualitative agreement with the experimental results.

Subject headings

NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences (hsv//eng)

Keyword

*INTERFERENCE (Light) *OPTICS *LASER beams *MONTE Carlo method *QUANTUM theory *IMAGING systems

Physics

Fysik

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