We experimentally study cooling and trapping of cesium atoms in low scattering rate light structures. We investigate gray molasses for which the cooling occurs on a Jf → Je = Jf - 1 transition with a blue detuning of the laser beams (laser frequency higher than atomic frequency). Because the atoms are pumped m states which are weakly coupled to the light field, the photon scattering rate is reduced and the minimum temperature (~ 1 μK) is three times lower than in a conventional molasses Confinement of these cold atoms is made using a far-detuned dipole trap created by an intense YAG laser beam. In a first step, the atoms are trapped m the waist of single focused Gaussian beam. The atomic cloud has a cylindrical shape with a strong tranverse...
In this thesis we report the results of an experimental investigation of bright optical lattices. Th...
We analyze a method to compress a cloud of cold atoms in a far off resonance optical lattice by dyna...
Thanks to laser cooling techniques, very low temperatures are now attainable. Quantum collective eff...
Laser cooled and trapped atoms are the subject of this thesis : we built and studied a magneto-optic...
This thesis is devoted to the experimental study of atoms trapped and cooled in several types of opt...
In the experiment presented in this thesis, Cesium atoms were trapped in a non-dissipative, intensit...
Several methods for cooling caesium atoms trapped in a non dissipative optical trap (crossed dipole ...
A detailed experimental and theoretical investigation of a magneto-optical trap for caesium atoms is...
This thesis investigates the interactions between cold atoms and laser light inside a bow–tie cavity...
This thesis investigates the interactions between cold atoms and laser light inside a bow–tie cavity...
This thesis investigates the interactions between cold atoms and laser light inside a bow–tie cavity...
A complete laser cooling setup was built, with focus on threedimensional near-resonant optical latti...
We report on cooling of an atomic cesium gas closely above an evanescent-wave. Our first evaporation...
We present the results of two experiments where cold cesium atoms are trapped in a speckle field. I...
This manuscript deals with the production and spectroscopic studies of cesium atoms embbeded in a hc...
In this thesis we report the results of an experimental investigation of bright optical lattices. Th...
We analyze a method to compress a cloud of cold atoms in a far off resonance optical lattice by dyna...
Thanks to laser cooling techniques, very low temperatures are now attainable. Quantum collective eff...
Laser cooled and trapped atoms are the subject of this thesis : we built and studied a magneto-optic...
This thesis is devoted to the experimental study of atoms trapped and cooled in several types of opt...
In the experiment presented in this thesis, Cesium atoms were trapped in a non-dissipative, intensit...
Several methods for cooling caesium atoms trapped in a non dissipative optical trap (crossed dipole ...
A detailed experimental and theoretical investigation of a magneto-optical trap for caesium atoms is...
This thesis investigates the interactions between cold atoms and laser light inside a bow–tie cavity...
This thesis investigates the interactions between cold atoms and laser light inside a bow–tie cavity...
This thesis investigates the interactions between cold atoms and laser light inside a bow–tie cavity...
A complete laser cooling setup was built, with focus on threedimensional near-resonant optical latti...
We report on cooling of an atomic cesium gas closely above an evanescent-wave. Our first evaporation...
We present the results of two experiments where cold cesium atoms are trapped in a speckle field. I...
This manuscript deals with the production and spectroscopic studies of cesium atoms embbeded in a hc...
In this thesis we report the results of an experimental investigation of bright optical lattices. Th...
We analyze a method to compress a cloud of cold atoms in a far off resonance optical lattice by dyna...
Thanks to laser cooling techniques, very low temperatures are now attainable. Quantum collective eff...