Towards hybrid quantum systems: Trapping a single atom near a nanoscale solid-state structure

We describe and demonstrate a method to deterministically trap single atoms near nanoscale solid-state objects. The trap is formed by the interference of an optical tweezer and its reflection from the nano object, creating a one-dimensional optical lattice where the first lattice site is at z0 ∼ λ/4...

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Main Authors: Tiecke, Tobias G., Thompson, J.D., Feist, J., Akimov, A., Zibrov, A., Vuletić, Vladan, Lukin, M.D.
Other Authors: MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/137432.2