Magneto-optical traps (MOTs) composed of magnetic fields and light fields have been widely utilized to cool andconfine microscopic particles. Practical technology applications require miniaturized MOTs. The advancemen...Magneto-optical traps (MOTs) composed of magnetic fields and light fields have been widely utilized to cool andconfine microscopic particles. Practical technology applications require miniaturized MOTs. The advancement of planaroptics has promoted the development of compact MOTs. In this article, we review the development of compact MOTs basedon planar optics. First, we introduce the standardMOTs. We then introduce the gratingMOTs with micron structures, whichhave been used to build cold atomic clocks, cold atomic interferometers, and ultra-cold sources. Further, we introducethe integrated MOTs based on nano-scale metasurfaces. These new compact MOTs greatly reduce volume and powerconsumption, and provide new opportunities for fundamental research and practical applications.展开更多
We report the production of ^(87)Rb Bose–Einstein condensate in an asymmetric crossed optical dipole trap(ACODT)without the need of an additional dimple laser.In our experiment,the ACODT is formed by two laser beams ...We report the production of ^(87)Rb Bose–Einstein condensate in an asymmetric crossed optical dipole trap(ACODT)without the need of an additional dimple laser.In our experiment,the ACODT is formed by two laser beams with different radii to achieve efficient capture and rapid evaporation of laser cooled atoms.Compared to the cooling procedure in a magnetic trap,the atoms are firstly laser cooled and then directly loaded into an ACODT without the pre-evaporative cooling process.In order to determine the optimal parameters for evaporation cooling,we optimize the power ratio of the two beams and the evaporation time to maximize the final atom number left in the ACODT.By loading about 6×10^(5) laser cooled atoms in the ACODT,we obtain a pure Bose–Einstein condensate with about 1.4×10^(4) atoms after 19 s evaporation.Additionally,we demonstrate that the fringe-type noises in optical density distributions can be reduced via principal component analysis,which correspondingly improves the reliability of temperature measurement.展开更多
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFA1404104)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12025509 and 12104521)Fundamental Research Project of Shenzhen(Grant No.JCYJ20230808105009018).
文摘Magneto-optical traps (MOTs) composed of magnetic fields and light fields have been widely utilized to cool andconfine microscopic particles. Practical technology applications require miniaturized MOTs. The advancement of planaroptics has promoted the development of compact MOTs. In this article, we review the development of compact MOTs basedon planar optics. First, we introduce the standardMOTs. We then introduce the gratingMOTs with micron structures, whichhave been used to build cold atomic clocks, cold atomic interferometers, and ultra-cold sources. Further, we introducethe integrated MOTs based on nano-scale metasurfaces. These new compact MOTs greatly reduce volume and powerconsumption, and provide new opportunities for fundamental research and practical applications.
基金Supported by the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province,China (Grant No. 2019B030330001)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12025509 and 11874434)+2 种基金the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou,China (Grant Nos. 201904020024 and 201804010497)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(Grant No. 2018A030313988)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Grant No. 2021qntd28)
文摘We report the production of ^(87)Rb Bose–Einstein condensate in an asymmetric crossed optical dipole trap(ACODT)without the need of an additional dimple laser.In our experiment,the ACODT is formed by two laser beams with different radii to achieve efficient capture and rapid evaporation of laser cooled atoms.Compared to the cooling procedure in a magnetic trap,the atoms are firstly laser cooled and then directly loaded into an ACODT without the pre-evaporative cooling process.In order to determine the optimal parameters for evaporation cooling,we optimize the power ratio of the two beams and the evaporation time to maximize the final atom number left in the ACODT.By loading about 6×10^(5) laser cooled atoms in the ACODT,we obtain a pure Bose–Einstein condensate with about 1.4×10^(4) atoms after 19 s evaporation.Additionally,we demonstrate that the fringe-type noises in optical density distributions can be reduced via principal component analysis,which correspondingly improves the reliability of temperature measurement.
