Multiple bifurcations in atom optics
- Hensinger, W. K.
- Upcroft, B.
- Holmes, C. A.
- Heckenberg, N. R.
- Milburn, G. J.
- Rubinsztein-Dunlop, H.
Publication date
January 2001
DOI Publisher
American Physical Society (APS) ISSN
1050-2947 Citation count (estimate)
6Abstract
We report the observation of multiple bifurcations in a nonlinear Hamiltionian system: laser-cooled atoms in a standing wave with single-frequency intensity modulation. We provide clear evidence of the occurrence of bifurcations by analyzing the atomic momentum distributions
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