We demonstrate three-dimensional trap** of individual Rydberg atoms in holographic
optical bottle beam traps. Starting with cold, ground-state Rb 87 atoms held in standard …

Arrays of atoms trapped in optical tweezers combine features of programmable analog
quantum simulators with atomic quantum sensors. Here we propose variational quantum …

Owing to their large size, Rydberg atoms are promising tools for quantum technologies,, as
they exhibit long-range dipole–dipole interactions and strong coupling to external fields …

We propose a scheme to directly laser cool Rydberg atoms by laser cooling the residual ion
core within the Rydberg-electron orbit. The scheme is detailed for alkaline-earth-metal …

We demonstrate the enhancement and optimization of a cold strontium atomic beam from a
two-dimensional magneto-optical trap (2D MOT) transversely loaded from a collimated …

We present a scheme to enhance the atom number in magneto-optical traps of strontium
atoms operating on the 461-nm transition. This scheme consists of resonantly driving the 1 S …

Alkaline earth Rydberg atoms are very promising tools for quantum technologies. Their
highly excited outer electron provides them with the remarkable properties of Rydberg atoms …

We present a parameter set for obtaining the maximum number of atoms in a grating
magneto-optical trap (gMOT) by employing a machine learning algorithm. In the multi …

We present a novel optimised design for a source of cold atomic cadmium, compatible with
continuous operation and potentially quantum degenerate gas production. The design is …

We demonstrate number-resolved detection of individual strontium atoms in a long working
distance low numerical aperture (NA= 0.26) tweezer. Using a camera based on single …