One-, two-and three-dimensional nanostructures with atom lithography

MK Oberthaler, T Pfau - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2003 - iopscience.iop.org
Lithography is a key technology enabling progress both in fundamental research and in
widespread applications. Besides standard technologies new alternative approaches have …

Intense source of cold Rb atoms from a pure two-dimensional magneto-optical trap

J Schoser, A Batär, R Löw, V Schweikhard… - Physical Review A, 2002 - APS
We present a two-dimensional (2D) magneto-optical trap (MOT) setup for the production of a
continuous collimated beam of cold 87 Rb atoms out of a vapor cell. The underlying physics …

A cold atom pyramidal gravimeter with a single laser beam

Q Bodart, S Merlet, N Malossi, FP Dos Santos… - Applied Physics …, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
We demonstrate a scheme for realizing a compact cold atom gravimeter. The use of a hollow
pyramidal configuration allows to achieve all functions: trap**, interferometer and …

Grating chips for quantum technologies

JP McGilligan, PF Griffin, R Elvin, SJ Ingleby, E Riis… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
We have laser cooled 3× 106 87Rb atoms to 3 μK in a micro-fabricated grating magneto-
optical trap (GMOT), enabling future mass-deployment in highly accurate compact quantum …

A pyramid MOT with integrated optical cavities as a cold atom platform for an optical lattice clock

W Bowden, R Hobson, IR Hill, A Vianello… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
We realize a two-stage, hexagonal pyramid magneto-optical trap (MOT) with strontium, and
demonstrate loading of cold atoms into cavity-enhanced 1D and 2D optical lattice traps, all …

Thermalization and dephasing in collisional reservoirs

J Tabanera-Bravo, JMR Parrondo, M Esposito… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
We introduce a wide class of quantum maps that arise in collisional reservoirs and are able
to thermalize a system if they operate in conjunction with an additional dephasing …

Compact magneto-optical traps using planar optics

Z Tan, B Lu, C Han, C Lee - Chinese Physics B, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Magneto-optical traps (MOTs) composed of magnetic fields and light fields have been widely
utilized to cool and confine microscopic particles. Practical technology applications require …

High-flux, adjustable, compact cold-atom source

S Ravenhall, B Yuen, C Foot - Optics Express, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Magneto-optical traps (MOTs) are widely used for laser cooling of atoms. We have
developed a high-flux compact cold-atom source based on a pyramid MOT with a unique …

[LLIBRE][B] Cold and ultracold collisions in quantum microscopic and mesoscopic systems

J Weiner - 2003 - books.google.com
Cold and ultracold collisions occupy a strategic position at the intersection of several
powerful themes of current research in chemical physics, in atomic, molecular and optical …

Generation of an intense cold-atom beam from a pyramidal magneto-optical trap: experiment and simulation

JM Kohel, J Ramirez-Serrano, RJ Thompson, L Maleki… - JOSA B, 2003 - opg.optica.org
An intense cold-atom beam source based on a modified pyramidal magneto-optical trap has
been developed and characterized. We have produced a slow beam of cold cesium atoms …