Atomic sources controlled by light: main features and applications

Year: 2011

Authors: Bogi A., Burchianti A., de Mauro C., Gozzini S., Lucchesini A., Marinelli C., Mariotti E., Marmugi L., Moi L.

Autors Affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica Università degli Studi di Siena & CNISM, via Roma 56, I-53100 Siena, Italia; IPCF-CNR Area della Ricerca, via G.Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa, Italia

Abstract: We present in this paper recent results on Light – Induced Atom Desorption (LIAD) in sealed and open coated cells. LIAD is defined via the description of an experiment on rubidium atoms stored in a dry – film coated cell, where a few milliwatts of even non coherent and non resonant light are able to increase the alkali atomic density for more than one order of magnitude. Modeling of the effect is given. New features become relevant in the case of LIAD in porous glasses: in fact, although the photodesorption efficiency per unit area in bare glass is much lower, photoatomic sources can be prepared, due to the huge inner surface of porous samples. We applied LIAD from organic coatings to the stabilization of alkali densities out of equilibrium: sodium case is here discussed. Finally, we report on fully original, preliminary measurements of rubidium Magneto – Optical Trap loading via LIAD from a dry – film coated cell.

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More Information: Sponsors: The Optical Society of America; The European Physical Society; Natl. Tech. Univ. Athens (NTUA), Sch. Appl. Math. Phys. Sci.; The European Optical Society (EOS); VIVACOM
KeyWords: All-optical device; Atomic density; Atomic sources; Inner surfaces; Magnetooptical traps; Non-coherent; Nonresonant; Order of magnitude; Out of equilibrium; Per unit; Photo-desorption; Photon stimulated desorption; Porous glass; Porous samples; Rubidium atoms, Atoms; Desorption; Electron optics; Glass; Nanoparticles; Optical devices; Optical instruments; Organic coatings; Photons; Quantum electronics; Rubidium; Sodium, Atomic spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1117/12.885326

Citations: 1
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