Koksal, K., Lembessis, V. E., Yuan, J. orcid.org/0000-0001-5833-4570 et al. (1 more author) (2020) Atoms in axially shifted tightly focused counter-propagating beams:The role of the Gouy and curvature phases. Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics. pp. 2570-2577. ISSN 0740-3224
Abstract
We consider the interaction of atoms with two tightly focused and axially shifted counter-propagating optical beams. At sub-wavelength focusing, we find that the scattering force potential in the three-dimensional space between the shifted focal planes changes from a feature with a saddle-point to a three-dimensional trapping potential. Further analysis shows that due to the tight focusing, the trapping depends on significant contributions arising from the Gouy and curvature phase gradients of the interfering beams. The physics and its effects are illustrated with reference to the sub-wavelength trapping of sodium atoms.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2020 The Optical Society. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > York Institute for Materials Research The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 01 Feb 2021 10:48 |
Last Modified: | 23 Jan 2025 00:23 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.396097 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1364/JOSAB.396097 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:170654 |