Single atom imaging with an sCMOS camera

Picken, C.J. and Legaie, R. and Pritchard, J. D. (2017) Single atom imaging with an sCMOS camera. Applied Physics Letters, 111 (16). 164102. ISSN 0003-6951 (https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5003304)

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Abstract

Single atom imaging requires discrimination of weak photon count events above background and has typically been performed using either EMCCD cameras, photomultiplier tubes or single photon counting modules. sCMOS provides a cost effective and highly scalable alternative to other single atom imaging technologies, offering fast readout and larger sensor dimensions. We demonstrate the first single atom resolved imaging of two site-addressable single atom traps separated by 10 μm using an sCMOS camera, offering a competitive signal-to-noise ratio at intermediate count rates to allow high fidelity readout discrimination (error < 10−6) and sub-μm spatial resolution for applications in quantum technologies.

  • Item type:Article
    ID code:61942
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    16 October 2017
    Published
    5 October 2017
    Accepted
    Notes:The following article has been accepted by Applied Physics Letters: Picken, CJ, Legaie, R & Pritchard, JD 2017, 'Single atom imaging with an sCMOS camera' Applied Physics Letters, pp. 1-5. After it is published, it will be found at http://aip.scitation.org/journal/apl/.
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:06 Oct 2017 11:20
    Last modified:22 Apr 2024 00:36
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/61942
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