Control of Cold Atoms by Slow Waves in a Hollow Fibre

We propose that a slowly-moving standing wave can be used to manipulate the motion of an atomic wave packet in a hollow optical fibre. A cloud of cold atoms can follow the motion of such a slow wave. The evolution of an initial Gaussian atomic wave packet in the moving standing wave is calculated by numerically solving the Schrödinger equation. Our calculation shows that by using a sufficiently strong field and by adjusting the velocity of the standing wave pattern, the motion of the atomic cloud can be controlled in a hollow fibre.