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waists <strong>of</strong> 200 × 10µm. <strong>The</strong> measured and calculated trap depth is ∼ 10µK.<br />

Figure 4.17 shows the calculated potential <strong>of</strong> this optical dipole trap<br />

in the ˆy-ˆz plane centered between the end caps along ˆx. This potential was<br />

calculated using Eq. 2.53, the trap geometry, and assuming each sheet had<br />

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Figure 4.17: “Optical Trough” potential in the ˆy-ˆz plane centered between the<br />

end caps.<br />

1 W <strong>of</strong> optical power. <strong>The</strong> presentation in this figure requires explanation.<br />

In this figure gravity (−ˆz) points from the lower corner <strong>of</strong> the plot towards<br />

the vertex <strong>of</strong> the potential. <strong>The</strong> trough levitates atoms against gravity and<br />

confines them along the ˆy dimension with the aid <strong>of</strong> gravity. Figure 4.18 show<br />

the same potential from a side perspective allowing one to see the potential<br />

depth more easily. Figure 4.19(a) shows the calculated potential along a line<br />

parallel to ˆz intersecting the trough at its geometric center. Figure 4.19(b)<br />

shows the calculated potential along the trough vertex. <strong>The</strong> curvature <strong>of</strong> the<br />

base <strong>of</strong> this potential is due to the finite Rayleigh length <strong>of</strong> the beams forming<br />

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