Original Paper
Atom optics: Old ideas, current technology, and new results
D.E. Pritchard,
A.D. Cronin,
S. Gupta,
D.A. Kokorowski,
Corresponding Author
D.E. Pritchard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Search for more papers by this authorA.D. Cronin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Search for more papers by this authorS. Gupta
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Search for more papers by this authorD.A. Kokorowski
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Search for more papers by this authorD.E. Pritchard,
A.D. Cronin,
S. Gupta,
D.A. Kokorowski,
Corresponding Author
D.E. Pritchard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Search for more papers by this authorA.D. Cronin
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Search for more papers by this authorS. Gupta
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Search for more papers by this authorD.A. Kokorowski
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 26 February 2001
Abstract
Atom optics is the coherent manipulation of the atomic matter waves originally postulated by the developers of quantum mechanics. These pioneers also proposed the use of stimulated light forces to manipulate particles. These ideas have been combined with current technology to produce the field of atom optics. This, in turn, has shed new light on old quantum problems like the which way problem and the origins of quantum decoherence. Bose Einstein condensates combine naturally with atom optics to produce new results such as the coherent amplification of matter waves. This review of atom optics traces these connections.
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