Title :
Trapped atoms in one-dimensional photonic crystals
Author :
Meenehan, Sean M. ; Chen-Lung Hung ; Cohen, J.D. ; Norte, Richard ; Goban, Akihisa ; Su-Peng Yu ; Hood, Jonathan ; Chang, Darrick E. ; Painter, Oskar ; Kimble, H. Jeff
Author_Institution :
Thomas J. Watson, Sr., Lab. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
We present one-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides which can stably trap neutral atoms and achieve single-atom reflectivities of ro ≳ 0.9, as well as experimental progress towards fabrication and optical testing of such structures.
Keywords :
optical fabrication; optical testing; optical waveguides; photonic crystals; radiation pressure; reflectivity; neutral atom trapping; one-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides; single-atom reflectivities; structure fabrication; structure optical testing; Atom optics; Charge carrier processes; Integrated optics; Optical device fabrication; Optical resonators; Optical waveguides; Photonic crystals;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
