Title :
Experimental Setup for Direct Measurement of a Single Atom Optical Absorption Cross-section
Author :
Khoon, Tey Meng ; Chen, Zilong ; Chng, Brenda ; Aljunid, Syed Abdullah ; Maslennikov, Gleb ; Kurtsiefer, Christian
Author_Institution :
Quantum Inf. Technol. Lab., Nat. Univ. of Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
We present an experimental setup for a direct measurement of an optical absorption cross- section of a single 87Rb atom trapped in an optical tweezer.
Keywords :
quantum entanglement; quantum optics; radiation pressure; rubidium; Rb; optical dipole transition; optical tweezer; quantum information; single atom optical absorption cross-section measurement; Absorption; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Laser excitation; Lenses; Optical attenuators; Optical pumping; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391762