Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 4023–4026 (2000)

Coherent Atomic Beam Splitter Using Transients of a Chaotic System

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A. G. Truscott, M. E. J. Friese, W. K. Hensinger, H. M. Wiseman, H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, and N. R. Heckenberg
Department of Physics, Centre for Laser Science, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072 Australia

Received 28 July 1999; published in the issue dated 1 May 2000

A coherent atomic beam splitter can be realized using the transient dynamics of a chaotic system. We have experimentally observed such an effect using ultracold rubidium atoms. Our experimental results are in good agreement with numerical simulations of the Schrödinger equation for the system.

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4023

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4023

PACS:

03.75.Be, 32.80.Lg

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Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 4023–4026 (2000)

Coherent Atomic Beam Splitter Using Transients of a Chaotic System