Self-Organization Threshold with an External Potential

We derive threshold equations for self-organization of laser driven atoms in an optical cavity. Our analysis includes probing with either a traveling wave or a retro reflected lattice. These two scenarios lead to qualitatively different behavior in terms of the response of the system as a function o...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Arnold, K J, Baden, M P, Barrett, M D
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 21.08.2012
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Traveling waves
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Summary:We derive threshold equations for self-organization of laser driven atoms in an optical cavity. Our analysis includes probing with either a traveling wave or a retro reflected lattice. These two scenarios lead to qualitatively different behavior in terms of the response of the system as a function of cavity detuning with respect to the probe. In addition our analysis includes the effects of an intra-cavity trapping potential which is also shown to impact on the threshold condition. We specifically consider the case of an intra-cavity lattice but our treatment can easily be modified to other geometries.
ISSN:2331-8422