Grating chips for quantum technologies

McGilligan, James P. and Griffin, Paul F. and Elvin, Rachel and Ingleby, Stuart J. and Riis, Erling and Arnold, Aidan S. (2017) Grating chips for quantum technologies. Scientific Reports, 7. 384. ISSN 2045-2322

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    Abstract

    We have laser cooled3x10^6 87Rb atoms to 3uK in a micro-fabricated grating magneto-optical trap (GMOT), enabling future mass-deployment in highly accurate compact quantum sensors. We magnetically trap the atoms, and use Larmor spin precession for magnetic sensing in the vicinity of the atomic sample. Finally, we demonstrate an array of magneto-optical traps with a single laser beam, which will be utilised for future cold atom gradiometry.

    ORCID iDs

    McGilligan, James P. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6514-9696, Griffin, Paul F. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-7554, Elvin, Rachel ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0450-4727, Ingleby, Stuart J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7473-9949, Riis, Erling ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-5302 and Arnold, Aidan S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7084-6958;
    • Item type:Article
      ID code:59835
      Dates:
      Date
      Event
      24 March 2017
      Published
      15 February 2017
      Accepted
      Keywords:laser cooling, micro-fabrication, grating magneto-optical traps, quantum sensors, Larmor spin precession, magnetic sensing, metrology, Physics, General, Physics and Astronomy(all)
      Subjects:Science > Physics
      Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
      Depositing user: Pure Administrator
      Date deposited:16 Feb 2017 12:56
      Last modified:24 Jul 2021 02:10
      URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/59835
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