Coherent atomic beam splitter using transients of a chaotic system

Phys Rev Lett. 2000 May 1;84(18):4023-6. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.4023.

Abstract

A coherent atomic beam splitter can be realized using the transient dynamics of a chaotic system. We have experimentally observed such an effect using ultracold rubidium atoms. Our experimental results are in good agreement with numerical simulations of the Schrodinger equation for the system.