Aberrations in (3+1)-dimensional Bragg diffraction using pulsed Laguerre-Gaussian laser beams

A. Neumann, M. Gebbe, and R. Walser
Phys. Rev. A 103, 043306 – Published 5 April 2021

Abstract

We analyze the transfer function of a three-dimensional atomic Bragg beamsplitter formed by two counterpropagating pulsed Laguerre-Gaussian laser beams. Even for ultracold atomic ensembles, the transfer efficiency depends significantly on the residual velocity of the particles as well as on losses into higher diffraction orders. Additional aberrations are caused by the spatial intensity variation and wavefront curvature of the Laguerre-Gaussian laser beam envelope, studied with (3+1)-dimensional numerical simulations. The temporal pulse shape also affects the transfer efficiency significantly. Thus, we consider the practically important rectangular, Gaussian, Blackman, and hyperbolic secant pulses. For the last, we can describe the time-dependent response analytically with the Demkov-Kunike method. The experimentally observed stretching of the π-pulse time is explained from a renormalization of the simple Pendellösung frequency. Finally, we compare the analytical predictions for the velocity-dependent transfer function with effective (1+1)-dimensional numerical simulations for pulsed Laguerre-Gaussian laser beams, as well as experimental data, and find very good agreement considering a mixture of Bose-Einstein condensate and thermal cloud.

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  • Received 20 January 2021
  • Accepted 16 March 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.103.043306

©2021 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Atomic, Molecular & Optical

Authors & Affiliations

A. Neumann1,*, M. Gebbe2, and R. Walser1

  • 1Technical University of Darmstadt, Institute of Applied Physics, Darmstadt, Germany
  • 2ZARM, Universität Bremen, Bremen, Germany

  • *Antje.Neumann@tu-darmstadt.de

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Vol. 103, Iss. 4 — April 2021

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