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J Arlt, K Dholakia, J Soneson, and E M Wright (2001)
Optical dipole traps and atomic waveguides based on Bessel light beams
Phys. Review A 6306:art. no.–063602.
We theoretically investigate the use of Bessel light beams
generated using axicons for creating optical dipole traps for
cold atoms and atomic waveguiding. Zeroth-order Bessel beams
can be used to produce highly elongated dipole traps,
allowing for the study of one-dimensional trapped gases and
realization of a Tonks gas of impenetrable bosons. First-
order Bessel beams are shown to be able to produce tight
confined atomic waveguides over centimeter distances.
doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.63.063602