Shifting the phase of a coherent beam with a174Yb+ion: Influence of the scattering cross section

Fischer M, Srivathsan B, Alber L, Weber M, Sondermann M, Leuchs G (2018)

Publication Type: Authored book

Publication year: 2018

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

ISBN: 9783319643465

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-64346-5_22

Abstract

We discuss and measure the phase shift imposed onto a radially polarized light beam when focusing it onto an 174 Yb + ion. In the derivation of the expected phase shifts, we include the properties of the involved atomic levels. Furthermore, we emphasize the importance of the scattering cross section and its relation to the efficiency for coupling the focused light to an atom. The phase shifts found in the experiment are compatible with the expected ones when accounting for known deficiencies of the focusing optics and the motion of the trapped ion at the Doppler limit of laser cooling (Hänsch and Schawlow in Opt Commun 13:68-69, 1975).

Authors with CRIS profile

Gerhard Leuchs

Involved external institutions

Max-Planck-Institut für die Physik des Lichts (MPL) / Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Fischer, M., Srivathsan, B., Alber, L., Weber, M., Sondermann, M., & Leuchs, G. (2018). Shifting the phase of a coherent beam with a174Yb+ion: Influence of the scattering cross section. Springer International Publishing.

MLA:

Fischer, Martin, et al. Shifting the phase of a coherent beam with a174Yb+ion: Influence of the scattering cross section. Springer International Publishing, 2018.

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