Phase dynamics in a binary-collisions atom laser scheme
arXiv:cond-mat/9711231 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.57.4710
Abstract
Various aspects of the phase dynamics of an atom laser scheme based on binary collisions are investigated. Analytical estimates of the influence of elastic atom-atom collisions on the laser linewidth are given, and linewidths achievable in a recently proposed atom laser scheme [Phys. Rev. A 56, 2989 (1997)] are evaluated explicitly. The extent to which a relative phase can be established between two interfering atom lasers, as well as the properties of that phase, are also investigated.
Revtex, 10 pages, 6 figures