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Focusing of atoms with strongly confined light potentials

Lars Egil Helseth

quant-pharXiv:quant-ph/0205184

Abstract

Focusing of atoms with light potentials is studied. In particular, we consider strongly confined, cylindrical symmetric potential, and demonstrate their applications in both red and blue-detuned focusing of atoms. We also study the influence of aberrations, and find that a resolution of 1 nm should in principle be possible.

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