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arXiv:1912.02198 · Optica

Advanced apparatus for the integration of nanophotonics and cold atoms

J.-B. Béguin, A. P. Burgers, Xingsheng Luan, Zhongzhong Qin, Su‐Peng Yu, Harry J. Kimble

Published Dec 9, 2019• 19 citations
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Abstract

We combine nanophotonics and cold atom research in a new apparatus enabling the delivery of single-atom tweezer arrays in the vicinity of photonic crystal waveguides.
DOI
10.1364/optica.384408

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