%0 Journal Article %1 Hammerer2010Optical %A Hammerer, K. %A Stannigel, K. %A Genes, C. %A Zoller, P. %A Treutlein, P. %A Camerer, S. %A Hunger, D. %A Hänsch, T. W. %D 2010 %I American Physical Society %J Physical Review A %K optomechanics atoms %N 2 %P 021803+ %R 10.1103/physreva.82.021803 %T Optical lattices with micromechanical mirrors %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreva.82.021803 %V 82 %X We investigate a setup where a cloud of atoms is trapped in an optical lattice potential of a standing-wave laser field which is created by retroreflection on a micromembrane. The membrane vibrations itself realize a quantum mechanical degree of freedom. We show that the center-of-mass mode of atoms can be coupled to the vibrational mode of the membrane in free space. Via laser cooling of atoms a significant sympathetic cooling effect on the membrane vibrations can be achieved. Switching off laser cooling brings the system close to a regime of strong coherent coupling. This setup provides a controllable segregation between the cooling and coherent dynamics regimes, and allows one to keep the membrane in a cryogenic environment and atoms at a distance in a vacuum chamber.

@article{Hammerer2010Optical, abstract = {{We investigate a setup where a cloud of atoms is trapped in an optical lattice potential of a standing-wave laser field which is created by retroreflection on a micromembrane. The membrane vibrations itself realize a quantum mechanical degree of freedom. We show that the center-of-mass mode of atoms can be coupled to the vibrational mode of the membrane in free space. Via laser cooling of atoms a significant sympathetic cooling effect on the membrane vibrations can be achieved. Switching off laser cooling brings the system close to a regime of strong coherent coupling. This setup provides a controllable segregation between the cooling and coherent dynamics regimes, and allows one to keep the membrane in a cryogenic environment and atoms at a distance in a vacuum chamber.}}, added-at = {2013-09-09T23:59:35.000+0200}, author = {Hammerer, K. and Stannigel, K. and Genes, C. and Zoller, P. and Treutlein, P. and Camerer, S. and Hunger, D. and H\"{a}nsch, T. W.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/28fadf11a9c45546a4c04a2e413288329/jacksankey}, citeulike-article-id = {7722528}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreva.82.021803}, doi = {10.1103/physreva.82.021803}, interhash = {788aeeeca62f63e11246fce55d67bf47}, intrahash = {8fadf11a9c45546a4c04a2e413288329}, journal = {Physical Review A}, keywords = {optomechanics atoms}, month = aug, number = 2, pages = {021803+}, posted-at = {2010-08-27 16:02:22}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, timestamp = {2013-09-10T00:07:18.000+0200}, title = {{Optical lattices with micromechanical mirrors}}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physreva.82.021803}, volume = 82, year = 2010 }