Generalized excitation of atomic multipole transitions by twisted light modes

authored by: S. A.L. Schulz, A. A. Peshkov, R. A. Müller, R. Lange, N. Huntemann, Chr Tamm, E. Peik, A. Surzhykov
Abstract: A theoretical study is performed for the excitation of a single atom localized in the center of twisted light modes. Here we present the explicit dependence of excitation rates on critical parameters, such as the polarization of light, its orbital angular momentum projection, and the orientation of its propagation axis with respect to the atomic quantization axis. The effect of a spatial spread of the atom is also considered in detail. The expressions for transition rates obtained in this work can be used for any atom of arbitrary electronic configuration. For definiteness we apply them to the specific case of the S1/22(F=0)→F7/22(F=3,M=0) electric octupole (E3) transition in Yb171+ ion. Our analytical and numerical results are suitable for the analysis and planning of future experiments on the excitation of electric-dipole-forbidden transitions by twisted light modes in optical atomic clocks.
External Organisation(s): National Metrology Institute of Germany (PTB)
Technische Universität Braunschweig
Type: Article
Journal: Physical Review A
Volume: 102
ISSN: 2469-9926
Publication date: 07.2020
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.102.012812 (Access: Unknown)

BibTeX

@article{efba4c34a19f4fa0a1bcc71b77c66ba7,
title = "Generalized excitation of atomic multipole transitions by twisted light modes",
abstract = "A theoretical study is performed for the excitation of a single atom localized in the center of twisted light modes. Here we present the explicit dependence of excitation rates on critical parameters, such as the polarization of light, its orbital angular momentum projection, and the orientation of its propagation axis with respect to the atomic quantization axis. The effect of a spatial spread of the atom is also considered in detail. The expressions for transition rates obtained in this work can be used for any atom of arbitrary electronic configuration. For definiteness we apply them to the specific case of the S1/22(F=0)→F7/22(F=3,M=0) electric octupole (E3) transition in Yb171+ ion. Our analytical and numerical results are suitable for the analysis and planning of future experiments on the excitation of electric-dipole-forbidden transitions by twisted light modes in optical atomic clocks. ",
author = "Schulz, {S. A.L.} and Peshkov, {A. A.} and M{\"u}ller, {R. A.} and R. Lange and N. Huntemann and Chr Tamm and E. Peik and A. Surzhykov",
note = "Funding information: We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Braunschweig International Graduate School of Metrology B-IGSM and the DFG Research Training Group 1952 Metrology for Complex Nanosystems. This research was also funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) under Germany's Excellence Strategy- EXC-2123 QuantumFrontiers-390837967, and within CRC 1227, Project S01.",
year = "2020",
month = jul,
doi = "10.1103/PhysRevA.102.012812",
language = "English",
volume = "102",
journal = "Physical Review A",
issn = "2469-9926",
publisher = "American Physical Society",
number = "1",
}