The manuscript summarizes work done on atom mirrors in the Atom Optics group between 1991 and 2000. Most of the work concerns mirrors for Rb atoms using evanescent waves. An important goal has been the realization of high quality optical elements for atom optics, particularly coherent atom mirrors. It is necessary to reduce spontaneous emission by enhancing the intensity of the evanescent wave as well as to understand the influence surface roughness. It is also possible to introduce a controlled periodic corrugation producing diffraction at both normal and grazing incidence. We have used the apparatus to make a surface nanoprobe sensitive to van der Waals interactions between an atom and the surface. The manuscript describes interference me...
This thesis describes two tools for atom optics experiments. The first one is a bright metastable he...
We show that atomic interference in the reflection from two suitably polarized evanescent waves is s...
à paraitre dans : Advances in Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, vol.50, B. Bederson and H. Walth...
In this thesis we present a high resolution study of the specularity of an atomic evanescent wave mi...
In this thesis we present a high resolution study of the specularity of an atomic evanescent wave mi...
This thesis describes two experiments using an evanescent wave mirror. The mirror is based on the di...
This thesis describes two experiments using an evanescent wave mirror. The mirror is based on the di...
We present a study of the diffraction of cold rubidium atoms at grazing incidence from an evanescent...
We present a study of the diffraction of cold rubidium atoms at grazing incidence from an evanescent...
After a brief introduction to the Ðeld of atom optics and to atomic mirrors, we present experimental...
This thesis presents the results obtained from two atom-optic experiments. The first part of this th...
This thesis presents the results obtained from two atom-optic experiments. The first part of this th...
Composition du jury : C. Imbert,Président J. Dalibard, Rapporteur J. Mlynek, Rapporteur K. M\o lmer,...
Composition du jury : C. Imbert,Président J. Dalibard, Rapporteur J. Mlynek, Rapporteur K. M\o lmer,...
This thesis describes two tools for atom optics experiments. The first one is a bright metastable he...
This thesis describes two tools for atom optics experiments. The first one is a bright metastable he...
We show that atomic interference in the reflection from two suitably polarized evanescent waves is s...
à paraitre dans : Advances in Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, vol.50, B. Bederson and H. Walth...
In this thesis we present a high resolution study of the specularity of an atomic evanescent wave mi...
In this thesis we present a high resolution study of the specularity of an atomic evanescent wave mi...
This thesis describes two experiments using an evanescent wave mirror. The mirror is based on the di...
This thesis describes two experiments using an evanescent wave mirror. The mirror is based on the di...
We present a study of the diffraction of cold rubidium atoms at grazing incidence from an evanescent...
We present a study of the diffraction of cold rubidium atoms at grazing incidence from an evanescent...
After a brief introduction to the Ðeld of atom optics and to atomic mirrors, we present experimental...
This thesis presents the results obtained from two atom-optic experiments. The first part of this th...
This thesis presents the results obtained from two atom-optic experiments. The first part of this th...
Composition du jury : C. Imbert,Président J. Dalibard, Rapporteur J. Mlynek, Rapporteur K. M\o lmer,...
Composition du jury : C. Imbert,Président J. Dalibard, Rapporteur J. Mlynek, Rapporteur K. M\o lmer,...
This thesis describes two tools for atom optics experiments. The first one is a bright metastable he...
This thesis describes two tools for atom optics experiments. The first one is a bright metastable he...
We show that atomic interference in the reflection from two suitably polarized evanescent waves is s...
à paraitre dans : Advances in Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics, vol.50, B. Bederson and H. Walth...