Transverse excitations of ultracold matter waves upon propagation past abrupt waveguide changes
arXiv:physics/0411176 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.72.023603
Abstract
The propagation of ultracold atomic gases through abruptly changing waveguide potentials is examined in the limit of non-interacting atoms. Time-independent scattering calculations of microstructured waveguides with discontinuous changes in the transverse harmonic binding potentials are used to mimic waveguide perturbations and imperfections. Three basic configurations are examined: step-like, barrier-like and well-like with waves incident in the ground mode. At low energies, the spectra rapidly depart from single-moded, with significant transmission and reflection of excited modes. The high-energy limit sees 100 percent transmission, with the distribution of the transmitted modes determined simply by the overlap of the mode wave functions and interference.
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