Expand this Topic clickable element to expand a topic
Skip to content
Optica Publishing Group

Multiply loaded magneto-optical trap

Not Accessible

Your library or personal account may give you access

Abstract

We report a two-chambered, differentially pumped system that permits rapid collection of trapped atoms with a vapor cell magneto-optical trap (MOT) and efficient transfer of these atoms to a second MOT in a lower-pressure chamber. During the transfer the atoms are guided down a long, thin tube by a magnetic potential, with 90(15%) transfer efficiency. By multiply loading, we accumulate and hold as many as 30 times the number collected by the vapor cell MOT. By thus separating the collection and holding functions of a MOT, we can collect as many as 1.5(0.6) × 1010 rubidium atoms and hold them for longer than 100 s, using inexpensive low-power diode lasers.

© 1996 Optical Society of America

Full Article  |  PDF Article
More Like This
Magneto-optical trap loaded from a low-velocity intense source

Chang Yong Park, Myung Sim Jun, and D. Cho
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 16(6) 994-997 (1999)

Magneto-optical trap loading rate dependence on trap depth and vapor density

Magnus Haw, Nathan Evetts, Will Gunton, Janelle Van Dongen, James L. Booth, and Kirk W. Madison
J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 29(3) 475-483 (2012)

A magneto-optical trap loaded from a pyramidal funnel

R. S. Williamson III, P. A. Voytas, R. T. Newell, and T. Walker
Opt. Express 3(3) 111-117 (1998)

Cited By

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Figures (2)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Figure files are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Equations (1)

You do not have subscription access to this journal. Equations are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.

Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription

Select as filters


Select Topics Cancel
© Copyright 2024 | Optica Publishing Group. All Rights Reserved