Micro-fabricated components for cold atom sensors

JP McGilligan, K Gallacher, PF Griffin… - Review of Scientific …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Laser cooled atoms have proven transformative for precision metrology, playing a pivotal
role in state-of-the-art clocks and interferometers and having the potential to provide a step …

A compact cold-atom interferometer with a high data-rate grating magneto-optical trap and a photonic-integrated-circuit-compatible laser system

J Lee, R Ding, J Christensen, RR Rosenthal… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The extreme miniaturization of a cold-atom interferometer accelerometer requires the
development of novel technologies and architectures for the interferometer subsystems …

A centimeter-scale dielectric metasurface for the generation of cold atoms

M **, X Zhang, X Liu, C Liang, J Liu, Z Hu, K Li… - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The single-beam magneto-optical trap (MOT) based on the diffractive optical element offers
a new route to develop compact cold atom sources. However, the optical efficiency in the …

Technology roadmap for cold-atoms based quantum inertial sensor in space

S Abend, B Allard, AS Arnold, T Ban, L Barry… - AVS Quantum …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Recent developments in quantum technology have resulted in a new generation of sensors
for measuring inertial quantities, such as acceleration and rotation. These sensors can …

Magneto-optical trap** using planar optics

WR McGehee, W Zhu, DS Barker, D Westly… - New Journal of …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Laser-cooled atoms are a key technology for many calibration-free measurement platforms—
including clocks, gyroscopes, and gravimeters—and are a promising system for quantum …

Comparison of two multiplexed portable cold-atom vacuum standards

LH Ehinger, BP Acharya, DS Barker… - AVS Quantum …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We compare the vacuum measured by two portable cold-atom vacuum standards (pCAVSs)
based on ultracold 7 Li atoms. pCAVSs are quantum-based standards that use a priori …

Optimal binary gratings for multi-wavelength magneto-optical traps

OS Burrow, RJ Fasano, W Brand, MW Wright, W Li… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Grating magneto-optical traps are an enabling quantum technology for portable metrological
devices with ultracold atoms. However, beam diffraction efficiency and angle are affected by …

Two-color grating magneto-optical trap for narrow-line laser cooling

S Bondza, C Lisdat, S Kroker, T Leopold - Physical Review Applied, 2022 - APS
We demonstrate the two-color cooling and trap** of alkaline-earth atoms in a grating
magneto-optical trap (GMOT). The trap is formed by a single incident laser beam together …

Compact magneto-optical trap of thulium atoms for a transportable optical clock

A Golovizin, D Tregubov, D Mishin, D Provorchenko… - Optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We have developed a compact vacuum system for laser cooling and spectroscopy of neutral
thulium atoms. Compactness is achieved by obviating a classical Zeeman slower section …

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 …