• DocumentCode
    1988864
  • Title

    Single-atom absorption imaging

  • Author

    Streed, E.W. ; Jechow, A. ; Norton, B.G. ; Petrasiunas, M.J. ; Kielpinski, D.

  • Author_Institution
    Centre for Quantum Dynamics, Griffith Univ., Brisbane, QLD, Australia
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    Aug. 28 2011-Sept. 1 2011
  • Firstpage
    902
  • Lastpage
    903
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the first absorption imaging of a single atom. Absorption depths of up to 2.6(2)% were observed for laser cooled 174Yb+ ions illuminated at 369.5 nm and imaged with a phase Fresnel lens.
  • Keywords
    atom optics; laser cooling; lenses; light absorption; optical images; ytterbium; Yb; first absorption imaging; laser cooling; phase Fresnel lens; single-atom absorption imaging; wavelength 369.5 nm; Absorption; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Fluorescence; Heating; Imaging; Ions;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference & Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/IQEC/PACIFIC RIM), 2011
  • Conference_Location
    Sydney, NSW
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-1939-4
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IQEC-CLEO.2011.6193893
  • Filename
    6193893
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1988864