Application of lasers to ultracold atoms and molecules

Hélène Perrin (1, 2) , Pierre Lemonde (2, 3) , Vincent Josse (2, 4) , Bruno Laburthe-Tolra (1, 2) , Frédéric Chevy (2, 5) , Daniel Comparat (2, 6)

1 LPL - Laboratoire de Physique des Lasers
2 IFRAF - Institut Francilien de Recherche sur les Atomes Froids
3 SYRTE - Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace
4 LCFIO - Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique
5 LKB (Lhomond) - Laboratoire Kastler Brossel
6 LAC - Laboratoire Aimé Cotton

In this review, we discuss the impact of the development of lasers on ultracold atoms and molecules and their applications. After a brief historical review of laser cooling and Bose-Einstein condensation, we present important applications of ultra cold atoms, including time and frequency metrology, atom lasers, simulation of condensed matter systems, production and study of strongly correlated systems, and production of ultracold molecules.

Domaines: Gaz Quantiques [cond-mat.quant-gas]

Hélène Perrin, Pierre Lemonde, Vincent Josse, Bruno Laburthe-Tolra, Frédéric Chevy, et al.. Application of lasers to ultracold atoms and molecules. 2011. ⟨hal-00563908v1⟩