The Panopticon device: an integrated Paul-trap-hemispherical mirror system for quantum optics
Quantum Physics
2020-12-02 v3 Atomic Physics
Instrumentation and Detectors
Optics
Abstract
We present the design and construction of a new experimental apparatus for the trapping of single Ba ions in the center of curvature of an optical-quality hemispherical mirror. We describe the layout, fabrication and integration of the full setup, consisting of a high-optical access monolithic `3D-printed' Paul trap, the hemispherical mirror, a diffraction-limited in-vacuum lens (NA = 0.7) for collection of atomic fluorescence and a state-of-the art ultra-high vacuum vessel. This new apparatus enables the study of quantum electrodynamics effects such as strong inhibition and enhancement of spontaneous emission, and achieves a collection efficiency of the emitted light in a single optical mode of 31%.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2006.04828,
title = {The Panopticon device: an integrated Paul-trap-hemispherical mirror system for quantum optics},
author = {Gabriel Araneda and Giovanni Cerchiari and Daniel B. Higginbottom and Philip C. Holz and Kirill Lakhmanskiy and Petr Obšil and Yves Colombe and Rainer Blatt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.04828},
year = {2020}
}
Comments
16 pages, 17 figures