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Chapter 8: Substrate-based atom waveguide using two-color evanescent light fields
Subsections
Introduction
Trap Concept
Theory of the light potential
Design of the light fields
Discussion of optical cut-off and substrate choice
Trap properties
Depth, coherence time, and Q factor
Other properties
Effect of a realistic substrate
Numerical solution of the light fields
The vector Finite Element Method
Tests of accuracy and convergence
Results
Further decoherence and loss mechanisms
Effects of surface interactions
Bending the waveguide
Conclusion
Alex Barnett 2001-10-03
