Microwave shielding with far-from-circular polarization

Tijs Karman
Phys. Rev. A 101, 042702 – Published 6 April 2020

Abstract

Ultracold polar molecules can be shielded from fast collisional losses using microwaves, but achieving the required polarization purity is technically challenging. Here, we propose a scheme for shielding using microwaves with polarization that is far from circular. The setup relies on a modest static electric field and is robust against imperfections in its orientation.

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  • Received 16 December 2019
  • Revised 3 March 2020
  • Accepted 10 March 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.101.042702

©2020 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Atomic, Molecular & Optical

Authors & Affiliations

Tijs Karman*

  • ITAMP, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA

  • *tijs.karman@cfa.harvard.edu

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Vol. 101, Iss. 4 — April 2020

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