Multi-layer atom chips for versatile atom micro manipulation
Abstract
We employ a combination of optical UV- and electron-beam-lithography to create an atom chip combining sub-micron wire structures with larger conventional wires on a single substrate. The new multi-layer fabrication enables crossed wire configurations, greatly enhancing the flexibility in designing potentials for ultra cold quantum gases and Bose-Einstein condensates. Large current densities of >6 x 10^7 A/cm^2 and high voltages of up to 65 V across 0.3 micron gaps are supported by even the smallest wire structures. We experimentally demonstrate the flexibility of the next generation atom chip by producing Bose-Einstein condensates in magnetic traps created by a combination of wires involving all different fabrication methods and structure sizes.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0801.3351,
title = {Multi-layer atom chips for versatile atom micro manipulation},
author = {Martin Trinker and Sönke Groth and Stefan Haslinger and Stephanie Manz and Thomas Betz and Israel Bar-Joseph and Thorsten Schumm and Jörg Schmiedmayer},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.3351},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
4 pages, 5 figures