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REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS
Volume 67, Issue 6, Pages 907-963Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/67/6/R03
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This review discusses progress in the new field of coherent matter waves, particularly with respect to Bose-Einstein condensates. We give a short introduction to Bose-Einstein condensation and the theoretical description of the condensate wavefunction. We concentrate on the coherence properties of this new type of matter wave as a basis for fundamental physics and applications. The main part of this review treats various measurements and concepts in the physics of coherent matter waves. In particular, we present phase manipulation methods, atom lasers, nonlinear atom optics, optical elements, interferometry and physics in optical lattices. We give an overview of the state of the art in the respective fields and discuss achievements and challenges for the future.
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