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View SchemaSemiclassical limits to the linewidth of an atom laser
| Authors | Mattias Johnsson, Simon Haine, Joseph Hope, Nick Robins, Cristina Figl, Matthew Jeppesen, Julien Dugué, John Close |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0612189 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0612189 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.75.043618 |
Abstract
We investigate the linewidth of a quasi-continuous atom laser within a semiclassical framework. In the high flux regime, the lasing mode can exhibit a number of undesirable features such as density fluctuations. We show that the output therefore has a complicated structure that can be somewhat simplified using Raman outcoupling methods and energy-momentum selection rules. In the weak outcoupling limit, we find that the linewidth of an atom laser is instantaneously Fourier limited, but, due to the energy `chirp' associated with the draining of a condensate, the long-term linewidth of an atom laser is equivalent to the chemical potential of the condensate source. We show that correctly sweeping the outcoupling frequency can recover the Fourier-limited linewidth.
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"doi": "10.1103/PhysRevA.75.043618",
"title": "Semiclassical limits to the linewidth of an atom laser",
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