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physics.atom-ph1996

Band Population Measurements in a Purely Optical Dark Lattice

Frank Sander, Tilman Esslinger, Theodor W. Hansch +2

We create a dark optical lattice structure using a blue detuned laser field coupling an atomic ground state of total angular momentum F simultaneously to two excited states with an…

physics.atom-ph1996★ 12 cited

Ramsey type Sub-Recoil Cooling

Frank Sander, Thibaut Devolder, Tilman Esslinger +1

We experimentally study the motion of atoms interacting with a periodically pulsed near resonant standing wave. For discrete pulse frequencies we observe a comb-like momentum distr…