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.

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