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arXiv:2304.04509 · Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics

Optical dipole micro-trap for atoms based on crossed planar photonic waveguides

Yuri B. Ovchinnikov, Folly Eli Ayi-Yovo, Alessio Spampinato

Published Oct 18, 2023• 2 citations
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Abstract

Abstract Optical dipole micro-traps for atoms based on constructive superposition of two-colour evanescent light waves, formed by corresponding optical modes of two crossed suspended photonic rib waveguides, are modelled. The main parameters of the traps for rubidium atoms, such as potential depth, tunnelling rates of atoms from the trap and coherence time of the trapped atoms are estimated.

DOI
10.1088/1361-6455/ad047d

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