title: Fast and robust laser cooling of trapped systems.
abstract: We present a robust and fast laser cooling scheme suitable for trapped ions, atoms, or cantilevers. Based on quantum interference, generated by a special laser configuration, it is able to rapidly cool the system such that the final phonon occupation vanishes to zeroth order in the Lamb-Dicke parameter in contrast to existing cooling schemes. Furthermore, it is robust under conditions of fluctuating laser intensity and frequency, thus making it a viable candidate for experimental applications.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Imperial College London, London SW7 2PG, United Kingdom. j.cerrillo@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cerrillo
authors.forename: A
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authors.lastname: Retzker
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authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Plenio