Optical characterisation of micro-fabricated Fresnel zone plates for atomic waveguides
Atomic Physics
2020-04-22 v1 Optics
Abstract
We optically assess Fresnel zone plates (FZPs) that are designed to guide cold atoms. Imaging of various ring patterns produced by the FZPs gives an average RMS error in the brightest part of the ring of 3% with respect to trap depth. This residue will be due to the imaging system, incident beam shape and FZP manufacturing tolerances. Axial propagation of the potentials is presented experimentally and through numerical simulations, illustrating prospects for atom guiding without requiring light sheets.
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@article{arxiv.2002.11555,
title = {Optical characterisation of micro-fabricated Fresnel zone plates for atomic waveguides},
author = {Victoria A. Henderson and Matthew Y. H. Johnson and Yogeshwar B. Kale and Paul F. Griffin and Erling Riis and Aidan S. Arnold},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2002.11555},
year = {2020}
}
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10 pages, 5 figures