Novel, Retroreflective, Magneto-Optical Trap Near a Surface
Atomic Physics
2016-03-11 v2
Abstract
We report on a novel Magneto-Optical Trap (MOT) geometry involving the retroreflection of one of the six MOT beams in order to create an atom cloud close to the surface of a prism which does not have optical access along one axis. A MOT of Rb with atoms can be created 700 um from the surface. The MOT lies close to the minimum of an evanescent Gravito-Optical Surface Trap (GOST) allowing for transfer into the GOST with potentially minimal losses.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1510.08081,
title = {Novel, Retroreflective, Magneto-Optical Trap Near a Surface},
author = {Jonathan Trossman and Zigeng Liu and Ming-Feng Tu and Selim Shariar and Brian Odom and J. B. Ketterson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.08081},
year = {2016}
}