Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 5551–5554 (2000)Ponderomotive Optical Lattice for Rydberg AtomsReceived 31 August 2000; published in the issue dated 25 December 2000 We propose to use the ponderomotive energy of Rydberg electrons in standing-wave light fields to form an optical lattice for Rydberg atoms. Application of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation shows that, with readily achievable experimental parameters, atoms in any Rydberg state can be trapped. Realization of this scheme would extend the benefits of atom trapping to highly excited atoms. © 2000 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.5551
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.5551
PACS:
32.80.Pj, 32.80.Lg
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