Guiding Neutral Atoms
Atomic Physics
2014-01-30 v1
Abstract
We demonstrate the guiding of neutral atoms by the magnetic fields due to microfabricated current-carrying wires on a chip. Atoms are guided along a magnetic field minimum parallel to and above the current-carrying wires. Two waveguide configurations are demonstrated: one using two wires with an external magnetic field, and a second using four wires without an external field. These waveguide geometries can be extended to integrated atom optics circuits, including beamsplitters.
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@article{arxiv.physics/9908029,
title = {Guiding Neutral Atoms},
author = {N. H. Dekker and C. S. Lee and V. Lorent and J. H. Thywissen and M. Drndic and S. P. Smith and R. M. Westervelt and M. Prentiss},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/9908029},
year = {2014}
}
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11 pages, 4 figures