Abstract
We manipulate a Bose-Einstein condensate using the optical trap created by the diffraction of a laser beam on a fast ferroelectric liquid crystal spatial light modulator. The modulator acts as a phase grating which can generate arbitrary diffraction patterns and be rapidly reconfigured at rates up to 1 kHz to create smooth, time-varying optical potentials. The flexibility of the device is demonstrated with our experimental results for splitting a Bose-Einstein condensate and independently transporting the separate parts of the atomic cloud.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 031402 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2006 |