Transfer of trapped atoms between two optical tweezer potentials
arXiv:quant-ph/0606018 · doi:10.1080/09500340600861740
Abstract
Trapped, laser-cooled rubidium atoms are transferred between two strongly focused, horizontal, orthogonally intersecting laser beams. The transfer efficiency is studied as a function of the vertical distance between the beam axes. Optimum transfer is found when the distance equals the beam waist radius. Numerical simulations reproduce well the experimental results.