• DocumentCode
    1770964
  • Title

    Adaptive optics for single-photon fiber coupling of ions

  • Author

    Hill, Alexander D. ; Nash, Joseph ; Graham, Mike ; Hervas, David ; Kwiat, Paul G.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, OH, USA
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We present a new adaptive-optics technique for the optimization of photon collection from a simulated ion. Our technique uses a genetic algorithm to correct wavefront aberrations via deformable mirror before coupling into a single-mode fiber.
  • Keywords
    aberrations; adaptive optics; genetic algorithms; mirrors; optical fibre couplers; adaptive optics; deformable mirror; genetic algorithm; photon collection optimization; simulated ion; single-mode fiber; single-photon fiber coupling; wavefront aberrations; Adaptive optics; Couplings; Mirrors; Optical fibers; Optimization; Photonics; Shape;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989190