Abstract

For further precise manipulation of atoms, the methods of atom guidance with optical fibers have been proposed. [1-5] The atomic waveguide realizes one-dimensional control of atomic motion. Recently, an experimental demonstration through a hollow-core capillary fiber with a hollow diameter of 40 mm was reported,[6] which was based on dipole force from an intense red-detuned Gaussian laser beam propagating into the hollow region.[1] The other way of atom guidance, as shown in Fig. 1, is to use blue-detuned evanescent waves in a hollow fiber.[3-5]

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