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 …

All-optical beam control with high speed using image-induced blazed gratings in coherent media

L Zhao, W Duan, SF Yelin - Physical Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and Optical …, 2010 - APS
Based on the theory of electromagnetically induced transparency, we study the formation of
all-optical blazed transmission gratings in a coherently driven three-level atomic system …

Low Energy Atomic Photodesorption from Organic Coatings

A Lucchesini, S Gozzini, C Marinelli, L Marmugi - Coatings, 2016 - mdpi.com
Organic coatings have been widely used in atomic physics during the last 50 years because
of their mechanical properties, allowing preservation of atomic spins after collisions …

Quantum-based SI traceable electric-field probe

JA Gordon, CL Holloway, S Jefferts… - 2010 IEEE …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We are presently investigating the feasibility of developing a technique that will allow direct
traceable microwave electric field (E-field) measurements. The new approach is based on …

Magneto-optic trap using a reversible, solid-state alkali-metal source

S Kang, KR Moore, JP McGilligan, R Mott, A Mis… - Optics Letters, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We demonstrate a novel way to form and deplete a vapor-cell magneto-optic trap (MOT)
using a reversible, solid-state alkali-metal source via an applied polarized voltage. Using∼ …

Fast production of ultracold sodium gases using light-induced desorption and optical trapping

E Mimoun, LD Sarlo, D Jacob, J Dalibard… - Physical Review A—Atomic …, 2010 - APS
In this article we report on the production of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) of Na 23
using light-induced desorption as an atomic source. We load about 2× 10 7 atoms in a …

Zone-plate focusing of Bose–Einstein condensates for atom optics and erasable high-speed lithography of quantum electronic components

TE Judd, RG Scott, G Sinuco… - New Journal of …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We show that Fresnel zone plates (ZPs), fabricated in a solid surface, can sharply focus
atomic Bose–Einstein condensates that quantum reflect from the surface or pass through the …

[HTML][HTML] Application of coating based on 5 nm octadecylamine-functionalized gold-nanoparticles for protecting the spin-polarization of atoms confined in a vacuum cell

D Slavov, I Bliznakova, Y Andreeva, Z Peshev - Optical Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
We report on the expressed atomic spin-polarization protection properties of thin layers of
Octadecylamine capped gold-nanoparticles applied to the inner surface of an alkali metal …

Light-induced atomic desorption and diffusion of Rb from porous alumina

S Villalba, H Failache, A Lezama - Physical Review A—Atomic, Molecular, and …, 2010 - APS
We present a study of light-induced atom desorption (LIAD) of an alkali-metal atom (Rb) in
porous alumina. We observe the variation due to LIAD of the rubidium density in a vapor cell …

Atomic dispensers for thermoplasmonic control of alkali vapor pressure in quantum optical applications

KR Rusimova, D Slavov, F Pradaux-Caggiano… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Alkali metal vapors enable access to single electron systems, suitable for demonstrating
fundamental light-matter interactions and promising for quantum logic operations, storage …