Integrated magneto-optical traps on a chip
Atomic Physics
2011-01-06 v1
Abstract
We have integrated magneto-optical traps (MOTs) into an atom chip by etching pyramids into a silicon wafer. These have been used to trap atoms on the chip, directly from a room temperature vapor of rubidium. This new atom trapping method provides a simple way to integrate several atom sources on the same chip. It represents a substantial advance in atom chip technology and offers new possibilities for atom chip applications such as integrated single atom or photon sources and molecules on a chip.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0905.0777,
title = {Integrated magneto-optical traps on a chip},
author = {S. Pollock and J. P. Cotter and A. Laliotis and E. A. Hinds},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.0777},
year = {2011}
}
Comments
3 pages, 3 figures