Year: 2012
Type: article
Abstract: We demonstrate trapping and quantum state control of single cesium atoms in a 532 nm wavelength bottle beam trap. The three-dimensional trap is formed by crossing two unit charge vortex beams. Single atoms are loaded with 50% probability directly from a magneto-optical trap. We achieve a trapping lifetime of up to 6 s and demonstrate fast Rabi oscillations with a coherence time of T(2)~43±9 ms.
Source: Optics Letters
DOI: 10.1364/ol.37.000851
Authors: G. Li, S. Zhang, L. Isenhower, K. Maller, M. Saffman
Institution: University of Wisconsin–Madison
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2008816293