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A perspective on integrated atomo-photonic waveguide circuits

Applied Physics 2022-01-26 v1 Atomic Physics

Abstract

Integrated photonic circuits based on suspended photonic rib waveguides, which can be used for coherent trapping, guiding, and splitting of ultra-cold neutral atoms in two-colour evanescent light fields near their surfaces, are described. Configurations of quantum inertial sensors based on such integrated atomo-photonic waveguides, which are simultaneously guiding photons and atoms along the same paths, are presented. The difference between free-space and guided atom interferometers in the presence of external forces is explained. The theoretical and technological challenges, to be overcome on the way to the realization of such a novel platform for quantum technologies, are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2110.03622,
  title  = {A perspective on integrated atomo-photonic waveguide circuits},
  author = {Yuri B. Ovchinnikov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.03622},
  year   = {2022}
}

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6 pages, 4 figures

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