Coherence and Raman Sideband Cooling of a Single Atom in an Optical Tweezer
We investigate quantum control of a single atom in a tightly focused optical tweezer trap. We show that inevitable spatially varying polarization gives rise to significant internal-state decoherence but that this effect can be mitigated by an appropriately chosen magnetic bias field. This enables Ra...
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| author | Thompson, J. D. Zibrov, A. S. Lukin, M. D. Tiecke, Tobias G. Vuletic, Vladan |
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| description | We investigate quantum control of a single atom in a tightly focused optical tweezer trap. We show that inevitable spatially varying polarization gives rise to significant internal-state decoherence but that this effect can be mitigated by an appropriately chosen magnetic bias field. This enables Raman sideband cooling of a single atom close to its three-dimensional ground state (vibrational quantum numbers n̅ [subscript x]=n̅ [subscript y]=0.01, n̅ [subscript z]=8) even for a trap beam waist as small as w=900 nm. The small atomic wave packet with δx=δy=24 nm and δz=270 nm represents a promising starting point for future hybrid quantum systems where atoms are placed in close proximity to surfaces. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/795882022-10-01T05:45:11Z Coherence and Raman Sideband Cooling of a Single Atom in an Optical Tweezer Thompson, J. D. Zibrov, A. S. Lukin, M. D. Tiecke, Tobias G. Vuletic, Vladan Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Laboratory of Electronics MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms Tiecke, T. G. Vuletic, V. We investigate quantum control of a single atom in a tightly focused optical tweezer trap. We show that inevitable spatially varying polarization gives rise to significant internal-state decoherence but that this effect can be mitigated by an appropriately chosen magnetic bias field. This enables Raman sideband cooling of a single atom close to its three-dimensional ground state (vibrational quantum numbers n̅ [subscript x]=n̅ [subscript y]=0.01, n̅ [subscript z]=8) even for a trap beam waist as small as w=900 nm. The small atomic wave packet with δx=δy=24 nm and δz=270 nm represents a promising starting point for future hybrid quantum systems where atoms are placed in close proximity to surfaces. National Science Foundation (U.S.) United States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency United States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research. Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms David & Lucile Packard Foundation 2013-07-11T20:38:04Z 2013-07-11T20:38:04Z 2013-03 2012-09 Article http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle 0031-9007 1079-7114 http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79588 Thompson, J. D., T. G. Tiecke, A. S. Zibrov, V. Vuletić, and M. D. Lukin. Coherence and Raman Sideband Cooling of a Single Atom in an Optical Tweezer. Physical Review Letters 110, no. 13 (March 2013). © 2013 American Physical Society https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9786-0538 en_US http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.110.133001 Physical Review Letters Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. application/pdf American Physical Society APS |
| spellingShingle | Thompson, J. D. Zibrov, A. S. Lukin, M. D. Tiecke, Tobias G. Vuletic, Vladan Coherence and Raman Sideband Cooling of a Single Atom in an Optical Tweezer |
| title | Coherence and Raman Sideband Cooling of a Single Atom in an Optical Tweezer |
| title_full | Coherence and Raman Sideband Cooling of a Single Atom in an Optical Tweezer |
| title_fullStr | Coherence and Raman Sideband Cooling of a Single Atom in an Optical Tweezer |
| title_full_unstemmed | Coherence and Raman Sideband Cooling of a Single Atom in an Optical Tweezer |
| title_short | Coherence and Raman Sideband Cooling of a Single Atom in an Optical Tweezer |
| title_sort | coherence and raman sideband cooling of a single atom in an optical tweezer |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/79588 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9786-0538 |
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