Control of atomic collisions by laser polarization.
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Atomic collision pairs in a light field form a microscopic interferometer. The light acts as the beam splitter and controls at the same time the amplitudes and phases of the interfering waves. We demonstrate the complete tunability using linear and elliptic polarization.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Physical review letters
دوره 92 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004