Cavity cooling and spectroscopy of a bound atom-cavity system [Elektronische Ressource] / Peter L. W. Maunz

Technische Universitat Munc henMax-Planck-Institut fur QuantenoptikCavity cooling andspectroscopy of a boundatom-cavity systemPeter L. W. MaunzVollstandiger Abdruck der von der Fakultat fur Physikder Technischen Universitat Mun chenzur Erlangung des akademischen Grades einesDoktors der Naturwissenschaften (Dr. rer. nat.)genehmigten Dissertation.Vorsitzender : Univ.-Prof. Dr. W. WeisePrufer der Dissertation : 1. Hon.-Prof. Dr. G. Rempe2. Univ.-Prof. Dr. St. Paul (Schriftliche Beurteilung)Univ.-Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. A. Laubereau (Mun dliche Pruf ung)Die Dissertation wurde am 14.12.2004bei der Technischen Universitat Mun chen eingereichtund durch die Fakultat fur Physik am 10.2.2005 angenommen.2AbstractCooling is indispensable for trapping and observing single free atoms. Inatomic physics, this can be achieved e ciently by laser cooling. Conven-tional methods to laser cool atoms are based on repeated optical pumpingcycles followed by spontaneous emission of a photon from the atom. Suchpumping schemes can only be applied to certain atomic species, which havea closed optical transition. Drawbacks caused by photons spontaneouslyemitted from the atom can be avoided in the strongly coupled atom-cavitysystem in which energy and entropy can be removed by photons lost fromthe cavity.This thesis reports on the rst observation of this cooling mechanismwhich does not rely on spontaneous emission.