Year: 2007
Type: dissertation
Abstract: To utilize a single atom as a quantum bit for a quantum computer requires exquisite\ncontrol over the internal and external degrees of freedom. This thesis develops techniques\nfor controlling the external degrees of freedom of individual atoms. In the first part of\nthis thesis, individual atoms are trapped and detected non-destructively by the addition of\ncooling beams in an optical lattice. This non-destructive imaging technique led to atomic\nstorage times of two minutes in an optical lattice. The second part of thesis incorporated\nthe individual atoms into a high finesse cavity. Inside this optical cavity, atoms are cooled\nand non-destructively observed for up to 10 seconds.
Author: Kevin Fortier
Language: English
Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2157446937