Title :
Microcavities on atom chips for single-atom detection
Author :
Haase, Albrecht ; Schwarz, Michael ; Wuzbach, M. ; Schmiedmayer, Jörg ; Liu, Xiyuan ; Brenner, Karl-Heinz ; Hessmo, Bjorn ; Horak, Peter
Author_Institution :
Phys. Inst., Heidelberg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
To demonstrate the feasibility of detecting magnetically trapped neutral atoms with "bad" cavities, a macroscopic nearly concentric cavity is built. Using this cavity,atoms guided with a free-standing current-carrying wire are detected.
Keywords :
atom optics; magnetic traps; micro-optics; microcavities; atom chips; free-standing current-carrying wire; magnetic trap; microcavities; single-atom detection; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Coatings; Detectors; Face detection; Microcavities; Mirrors; Optical resonators; Optical surface waves; Optical waveguides;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567519