Open AccessNeutral atom traps.
Author(s) -
Michael Vern Pack
Publication year - 2008
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/943848
Subject(s) - atom (system on chip) , electromagnetically induced transparency , atomic physics , physics , photon , quantum optics , quantum , trap (plumbing) , trapping , energetic neutral atom , atom optics , chip , optics , quantum mechanics , electrical engineering , ecology , plasma , meteorology , computer science , biology , embedded system , engineering
This report describes progress in designing a neutral atom trap capable of trapping sub millikelvin atom in a magnetic trap and shuttling the atoms across the atom chip from a collection area to an optical cavity. The numerical simulation and atom chip design are discussed. Also, discussed are preliminary calculations of quantum noise sources in Kerr nonlinear optics measurements based on electromagnetically induced transparency. These types of measurements may be important for quantum nondemolition measurements at the few photon limit