Title :
Optical tweezers for manipulating single atoms
Author :
Brandt, L. ; Muldoon, C. ; Brainis, E. ; Kuhn, A.
Author_Institution :
Clarendon Lab., Univ. of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Abstract :
Our goal is to realize a scalable cluster of entangled atoms trapped in fully controllable arrays of optical tweezers. The optical-tweezers array we are currently implementing consists of a freely configurable two-dimensional array of dipole-force traps, which we obtain by imaging the intensity pattern from a spatial-light modulator (SLM) into our apparatus. In every dipole trap, the intensity gradient gives rise to a force that confines the atom to an effective potential well.
Keywords :
optical arrays; optical images; quantum entanglement; quantum optics; radiation pressure; spatial light modulators; dipole-force traps; entangled atom trapping; optical imaging pattern; optical tweezers; single atom manipulation; spatial-light modulator; Atom optics; Atomic measurements; Charge carrier processes; Lenses; Mirrors; Optical arrays; Optical control; Optical distortion; Optical imaging; Optical network units;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics 2009 and the European Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEO Europe - EQEC 2009. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4079-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4080-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-EQEC.2009.5192906
