Abstract
A method that uses radio frequency (RF) spectroscopy to evaluate the
alignment of an optical lattice is proposed and demonstrated. A one-dimensional (1D)
optical lattice is applied along the long axis of a cigar-shaped Bose-Einstein
condensate (BEC) in a magnetic trap. The RF spectra of condensates with and without
the optical lattice are analyzed, measured, and compared with the condition in which
the lattice is misaligned with the BEC. The proposed method greatly optimizes the
optical alignments of the lattices.
© 2012 Chinese Optics Letters
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