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Published May 15, 1994 | public
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Atom galleries for whispering atoms: binding atoms in stable orbits around an optical resonator

Abstract

The external fields of optical whispering gallery modes may be used to confine atoms in stable orbits around a dielectric microsphere. As an example, a toroidal dipole-force trap (atom gallery) for three-level atoms is investigated, and the possibility of achieving an atomic (matter-wave) resonator is discussed. The extremely small electromagnetic mode volumes and high Q's of the whispering gallery modes should permit a circulating photon to be repeatedly absorbed and reemitted by a trapped whispering atom.

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© Copyright 1994 Optical Society of America Received December 12, 1993 This study is supported by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Office of Naval Research. H. Mabuchi is supported by an NDSEG fellowship. The authors gratefully acknowledge their ongoing collaboration with V. B. Braginsky's group at Moscow State University.

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