Observation of Space-Dependent Rotational Doppler Shifts with a Single Ion Probe

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Abstract
We present an experiment investigating the rotational Doppler effect using a single trapped ion excited by two copropagating vortex laser beams. The setup isolates the azimuthal gradients of the fields, eliminating longitudinal and curvature effects. We provide a detailed characterization of the phenomenon by deterministically positioning a single ion across the beams and measuring fluorescence spectra with sharp "dark resonances" whose features depend on the angular velocity of the ion and the difference of optical orbital angular momentum between the two beams. The interpretation of the measurements is supported by numerical simulations and by a simplified analytical model. Our results reveal key properties of the rotational Doppler effect, showing that it increases approaching the center of the beam and that it is independent of the waist of the beam. This offers insights into the feasibility of superkicks or super-Doppler shifts for sensing and manipulating atomic motion transverse to the beams' propagation direction.
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  • Agencia Nacional de Promoción de la Investigación, el Desarrollo Tecnológico y la Innovación (PICT2018-3350, PICT2019-4349, PICT 2020-SERIEA-00959, PICT 2021-I-A-01288)
  • Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBACyT2023-20020220400119BA)
  • Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación
  • Instituto de Fisica de Buenos Aires

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