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used to construct it into the remaining five sheets, deepening the trap. <strong>The</strong><br />

optical trough extends this line <strong>of</strong> reasoning by only requiring the use <strong>of</strong> four<br />

Gaussian sheets. Fig. 4.16 illustrates the geometry <strong>of</strong> the optical trough. Two<br />

x<br />

z<br />

y<br />

g<br />

optical trough<br />

end caps<br />

Figure 4.16: Geometry <strong>of</strong> the optical trough. Two Gaussian laser sheets in<br />

a ‘V’ shape propagate along the ˆx direction. Two more vertically elongated<br />

sheets propagating along the ˆy axis intersect the ‘V’ and serve as end caps.<br />

<strong>The</strong> end caps are separated by 110µm. With gravity along the ˆz-axis, this<br />

trough creates a trapping potential in all directions.<br />

Gaussian laser sheets in a ‘V’ shape propagate along the ˆx direction. Two<br />

more vertically elongated sheets propagating along the ˆx axis intersect the ‘V’<br />

and serve as end caps. <strong>The</strong> end caps are separated by 110µm. With gravity<br />

along the z-axis, this trough creates a trapping potential in all directions. As<br />

before, each sheet is formed by asymmetrically focusing a circular beam with a<br />

cylindrical lens (see Fig. 3.21). At the location <strong>of</strong> the trap the sheets have 1/e 2<br />

159

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