Physics with coherent matter waves

@article{citeulike:2064694, abstract = {This review discusses progress in the new field of coherent matter waves, particularly with respect to Bose-Einstein condensates. We give a short introduction to Bose-Einstein condensation and the theoretical description of the condensate wavefunction. We concentrate on the coherence properties of this new type of matter wave as a basis for fundamental physics and applications. The main part of this review treats various measurements and concepts in the physics of coherent matter waves. In particular, we present phase manipulation methods, atom lasers, nonlinear atom optics, optical elements, interferometry and physics in optical lattices. We give an overview of the state of the art in the respective fields and discuss achievements and challenges for the future.}, author = {Bongs, Kai and Sengstock, Klaus }, citeulike-article-id = {2064694}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0034-4885/67/6/R03}, journal = {Reports on Progress in Physics}, keywords = {atom-laser, atom-optics, bec, bose-einstein-condensate, coherence, cold-atoms, matter-waves, optical-lattices, review}, number = {6}, pages = {907--963}, posted-at = {2007-12-06 01:33:27}, priority = {2}, title = {Physics with coherent matter waves}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0034-4885/67/6/R03}, volume = {67}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2064694 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2064694 TI - Physics with coherent matter waves JF - Reports on Progress in Physics VL - 67 IS - 6 SP - 907 EP - 963 N2 - This review discusses progress in the new field of coherent matter waves, particularly with respect to Bose-Einstein condensates. We give a short introduction to Bose-Einstein condensation and the theoretical description of the condensate wavefunction. We concentrate on the coherence properties of this new type of matter wave as a basis for fundamental physics and applications. The main part of this review treats various measurements and concepts in the physics of coherent matter waves. In particular, we present phase manipulation methods, atom lasers, nonlinear atom optics, optical elements, interferometry and physics in optical lattices. We give an overview of the state of the art in the respective fields and discuss achievements and challenges for the future. KW - atom-laser KW - atom-optics KW - bec KW - bose-einstein-condensate KW - coherence KW - cold-atoms KW - matter-waves KW - optical-lattices KW - review AU - Bongs, Kai AU - Sengstock, Klaus PY - 2004/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0034-4885/67/6/R03 ER -