Manipulating individual atoms in microscopic optical dipole traps

Georges Reymond; Silvia Bergamini; Antoine Browaeys; Benoit Darquié; Philippe Grangier

Manipulating individual atoms in microscopic optical dipole traps

Georges Reymond, Silvia Bergamini, Antoine Browaeys, Benoit Darquié, Philippe Grangier

Université Paris-Sud

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Abstract

We have realized very small optical dipole traps to store and manipulate individual atoms. Due to the small trap volume, a "collisional blockade" mechanism limits the number of trapped atoms to 1 over a large range of loading rates. We have studied this collisional blockade effect, and measured the oscillation frequencies and temperature of a single trapped atom, that appears to be in the sub-Doppler regime. Various mechanisms for futher cooling will be described, as well as the perspectives for using this system for quantum information processing.

Original language	English
Pages	QMA1/1-QMA1/2
Publication status	Published - 1 Dec 2003
Externally published	Yes
Event	Trends in Optics and Photonics Series: Quantum electronics and Laser Science (QELS) - Baltimore, MD., United States Duration: 1 Jun 2003 → 6 Jun 2003

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Conference	Trends in Optics and Photonics Series: Quantum electronics and Laser Science (QELS)
Country/Territory	United States
City	Baltimore, MD.
Period	1/06/03 → 6/06/03

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Manipulating individual atoms in microscopic optical dipole traps

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