@article{2008-khudaverdyan-meschede-new-j-phys-v10-p073023, Abstract = {We experimentally investigate the interaction between one and two atoms and the field of a high-finesse optical resonator. Laser-cooled caesium atoms are transported into the cavity using an optical dipole trap. We monitor the interaction dynamics of a single atom strongly coupled to the resonator mode for several hundred milliseconds by observing the cavity transmission. Moreover, we investigate the position-dependent coupling of one and two atoms by shuttling them through the cavity mode. We demonstrate an alternative method, which suppresses heating effects, to analyze the atom-field interaction by retrieving the atom from the cavity and by measuring its final state.}, Author = {Khudaverdyan, M. AND Alt, W. AND Dotsenko, I. AND Kampschulte, T. AND Lenhard, K. AND Rauschenbeutel, A. AND Reick, S. AND Schörner, K. AND Widera, A. AND Meschede, D.}, Journal = {New J. Phys.}, Pages = {073023}, Title = {{Controlled insertion and retrieval of atoms coupled to a high-finesse optical resonator}}, Volume = {10}, Year = {2008} }