Wed. Nov. 2nd

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Strong Optical Forces on Atoms
Harold Metcalf Physics Astronomy Department
SUNY Stony Brook
Abstract The ordinary optical forces that
have been used to both cool and trap atoms for
many purposes are limited in both strength and
velocity range by atomic properties. These
limits can be overcome with non-monochromatic
light, but the topic is new and largely
unexplored. The talk will introduce the basic
ideas of optical forces and how they're applied
to laser cooling. Then it will discuss the new
forces in light with two frequencies, and then
with light that is frequency modulated to make a
whole set of sidebands. Some experimental methods
will be described.

• Wed. Nov. 2nd