Optical characterisation of micro-fabricated Fresnel zone plates for atomic waveguides

Henderson, V. A. and Johnson, M. Y. H. and Kale, Y. B. and Griffin, P. F. and Riis, E. and Arnold, A. S. (2020) Optical characterisation of micro-fabricated Fresnel zone plates for atomic waveguides. Optics Express, 28 (7). pp. 9072-9081. ISSN 1094-4087 (https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.388897)

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Abstract

We optically assess Fresnel zone plates (FZPs) that are designed to guide cold atoms. Imaging of various ring patterns produced by the FZPs gives an average RMS error in the brightest part of the ring of 3% with respect to trap depth. This residue is attributed to the imaging system, incident beam shape and FZP manufacturing tolerances. Axial propagation of the potentials is presented experimentally and through numerical simulations, illustrating prospects for atom guiding without requiring light sheets.

ORCID iDs

Henderson, V. A. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9233-589X, Johnson, M. Y. H., Kale, Y. B., Griffin, P. F. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0134-7554, Riis, E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3225-5302 and Arnold, A. S. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7084-6958;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:71779
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    30 March 2020
    Published
    16 March 2020
    Published Online
    29 February 2020
    Accepted
    23 January 2020
    Submitted
    Keywords:physics.atom-ph, physics.optics, Fresnel zone plates, cold atoms, atomic waveguides, Physics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Strategic Research Themes > Ocean, Air and Space
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:17 Mar 2020 08:30
    Last modified:28 Mar 2023 10:21
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/71779
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