Nanofiber-based atom trap created by combining fictitious and real magnetic fields

We propose a trap for cold neutral atoms using a fictitious magnetic field induced by a nanofiber-guided light field in conjunction with an external magnetic bias field. In close analogy to magnetic side-guide wire traps realized with current-carrying wires, a trapping potential can be formed when a...

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Published in:New journal of physics 2014-01, Vol.16 (1), p.13014-15
Main Authors: Schneeweiss, Philipp, Kien, Fam Le, Rauschenbeutel, Arno
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atom traps
Bias
Cesium
Cold traps
Guide wires
Laser cooling
Lasers
Magnetic fields
Nanofibers
Nanostructure
Neutral atoms
Physics
Quantum optics
Trapping
Wire
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Summary:We propose a trap for cold neutral atoms using a fictitious magnetic field induced by a nanofiber-guided light field in conjunction with an external magnetic bias field. In close analogy to magnetic side-guide wire traps realized with current-carrying wires, a trapping potential can be formed when applying a homogeneous magnetic bias field perpendicular to the fiber axis. We discuss this scheme in detail for laser-cooled cesium atoms and find trap depths and trap frequencies comparable to the two-color nanofiber-based trapping scheme but with one order of magnitude lower power of the trapping laser field. Moreover, the proposed scheme allows one to bring the atoms closer to the nanofiber surface, thereby enabling efficient optical interfacing of the atoms with additional light fields. Specifically, optical depths per atom, σ0 Aeff, of more than 0.4 are predicted, making this system eligible for nanofiber-based nonlinear and quantum optics experiments.
ISSN:1367-2630
1367-2630
DOI:10.1088/1367-2630/16/1/013014