Trapping $^{171}\mathrm{Yb}$ atoms into a one-dimensional optical lattice with a small waist

Trapping ${}^{171}{Yb}$ atoms into a one-dimensional optical lattice with a small waist

Akio Kawasaki, Boris Braverman, Edwin Pedrozo-Peñafiel, Chi Shu, Simone Colombo, Zeyang Li, and Vladan Vuletić

Phys. Rev. A 102, 013114 – Published 29 July 2020

Abstract

In most experiments with atoms trapped in optical lattices, the transverse size of the optical lattice beams is of the order of tens of micrometers, and loading many atoms into smaller optical lattices has not been carefully investigated. We report trapping 1500 ${}^{171}{Yb}$ atoms in a one-dimensional optical lattice generated by a narrow cavity mode at a distance of 0.14 mm from a mirror surface. The simplest approach of loading atoms from a mirror magneto-optical trap overlapped with the cavity mode allows the adjustment of the loading position by tuning a uniform bias magnetic field. The number of atoms trapped in the optical lattice exhibits two local maxima for different lattice depths, with a global maximum in the deeper lattice. These results open a way to quantum mechanical manipulation of atoms based on strong interaction with a tightly focused light field.

1 More

Received 23 February 2020
Accepted 9 July 2020

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.102.013114

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Atom & ion trapping & guiding Atoms, ions, & molecules in cavities Cavity quantum electrodynamics Optical lattices & traps

Atomic ensemble

Atomic, Molecular & Optical

Authors & Affiliations

Akio Kawasaki ^1,*,†, Boris Braverman ^1,*,‡, Edwin Pedrozo-Peñafiel ¹, Chi Shu^1,2, Simone Colombo ¹, Zeyang Li ¹, and Vladan Vuletić¹

¹Department of Physics, MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms and Research Laboratory of Electronics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
²Department of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA

^*These authors contributed equally to this work.
^†Present address: W. W. Hansen Experimental Physics Laboratory and Department of Physics, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA; akiok@stanford.edu
^‡Present address: Department of Physics and Max Planck Centre for Extreme and Quantum Photonics, University of Ottawa, 25 Templeton Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada; bbraverm@uottawa.ca

Article Text (Subscription Required)

Click to Expand

References (Subscription Required)

Click to Expand

Issue

Vol. 102, Iss. 1 — July 2020

Reuse & Permissions

Access Options

Author publication services for translation and copyediting assistance advertisement

Physical Review A

covering atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum information

Trapping ${}^{171}{Yb}$ atoms into a one-dimensional optical lattice with a small waist

Akio Kawasaki, Boris Braverman, Edwin Pedrozo-Peñafiel, Chi Shu, Simone Colombo, Zeyang Li, and Vladan Vuletić

Phys. Rev. A 102, 013114 – Published 29 July 2020

Abstract

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Authors & Affiliations

Article Text (Subscription Required)

References (Subscription Required)

Issue

Access Options

Physical Review A

covering atomic, molecular, and optical physics and quantum information

Trapping Yb171 atoms into a one-dimensional optical lattice with a small waist

Akio Kawasaki, Boris Braverman, Edwin Pedrozo-Peñafiel, Chi Shu, Simone Colombo, Zeyang Li, and Vladan Vuletić

Phys. Rev. A 102, 013114 – Published 29 July 2020

Abstract

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Authors & Affiliations

Article Text (Subscription Required)

References (Subscription Required)

Issue

Access Options

Authorization Required

Other Options

Download & Share

Images

Figure 1

Figure 2

Figure 3

Figure 4

Figure 5

Figure 6

Figure 7

Figure 8

Log In

Search

Article Lookup

Paste a citation or DOI

Enter a citation

Trapping ${}^{171}{Yb}$ atoms into a one-dimensional optical lattice with a small waist