Center of mass transitions in the quadrupole interaction of atomic systems with Laguerre-Gaussian beams

Adrian Alexandrescu*, Enzo Di Fabrizio, Dan Cojoc

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Abstract

In the frame of paraxial approximation, we consider the case of free atoms interacting with an Laguerre-Gaussian beam. Using Power-Zienau-Wooley scheme, we calculate the interaction Hamiltonian in the quadrupole approximation and including center of mass motion of the atomic system. The expression of the center of mass transition probability is derived in analytic form. The influence of the beam and atomic system parameters on the center of mass transition probability are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number59721E
JournalProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume5972
DOIs
StatePublished - 2005
Externally publishedYes
EventAdvanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics, and Nanotechnologies II - Bucharest, Romania
Duration: Nov 24 2004Nov 26 2004

Keywords

  • Center of mass motion
  • Laguerre-Gaussian beams
  • Orbital angular momentum
  • Quadrupole interaction

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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