Investigation of atom and photon transport in optical lattices using intensity correlation measurement
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Abstract
An optical lattice consists of cold atoms trapped and organized in crystal-like fashion in a periodic structure of potential wells induced by the interference of several laser beams. We describe how intensity correlation measurement of the light scattered from laser-cooled atoms (at temperatures of a few microKelvin) may be used as a sensitive indicator of radiation trapping in the cold atomic sample, and also as a non-invasive probe of the atomic transport between adjacent potential wells of the optical lattice. Experimental progress is reported.
*We gratefuly acknowledge financial support from Research Corporation and the Petroleum Research Fund.
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