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Chinese Optics Letters

Atom waveguide and 1D optical lattice using a two-color evanescent light field around an optical micro/nano-fiber

符建 Jian Fu, 殷响 Xiang Yin, 李宁远 Ningyuan Li, Limin Tong

Published Jan 1, 2008• 23 citations
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Abstract

We propose a two-color scheme of atom waveguides and one-dimensional (1D) optical lattices using evanescent wave fields of different transverse modes around an optical micro/nano-fiber. The atom guide potential can be produced when the optical fiber carries a red-detuned light with TE01 mode and a blue-detuned light with HE11 mode, and the 1D optical lattice potential can be produced when the red-detuned light is transformed to the superposition of the TE01 mode and HE11 mode. The two trapping potentials can be transformed to each other for accurately controlling mode transformation for the red-detuned light. This might provide a new approach to realize flexible transition between the guiding and trapping states of atoms.

DOI
10.3788/col20080602.0112

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We propose a two-color scheme of atom waveguides and one-dimensional (1D) optical lattices using evanescent wave fields of different transverse modes around an optical micro/nano-fiber. The atom guide potential can be produced when the optical fiber carries a red-detuned light with TE01 mode and a blue-detuned light with HE11 mode, and the 1D optical lattice potential can be produced when the red-detuned light is transformed to the superposition of the TE01 mode and HE11 mode. The two trapping potentials can be transformed to each other for accurately controlling mode transformation for the red-detuned light. This might provide a new approach to realize flexible transition between the guiding and trapping states of atoms.
We propose a two-colour scheme of atom guide and 1D optical lattice using evanescent light fields of TE 00 and TE 01 transverse modes in an optical waveguide. The optical waveguide carries red-detuned light and blue-detuned light, with both modes far from resonance. The atom guide and 1D optical lattice potentials can be transformed to each other by using a Mach–Zehnder interferometer to accurately control mode transformation. This might provide a new approach to realize flexible transition between the guiding and trapping states of atoms.
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We propose a dipole-force linear waveguide which confines neutral atoms up to $\ensuremath{\lambda}/2$ above a microfabricated single-mode dielectric optical guide. The optical guide carries far blue-detuned light in the horizontally-polarized TE mode and far red-detuned light in the vertically-polarized TM mode, with both modes close to optical cut-off. A trapping minimum in the transverse plane is formed above the optical guide due to the differing evanescent decay lengths of the two modes. This design allows manufacture of mechanically stable atom-optical elements on a substrate. We calculate the full vector bound modes for an arbitrary guide shape using two-dimensional non-uniform finite elements in the frequency-domain, allowing us to optimize atom waveguide properties. We find that a rectangular optical guide of $0.8\ensuremath{\mu}\mathrm{m}$ by $0.2\ensuremath{\mu}\mathrm{m}$ carrying 6 mW of total laser power (detuning $\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}15\mathrm{nm}$ about the D2D2D2 line) gives a trap depth of $200\ensuremath{\mu}\mathrm{K}$ for cesium atoms (mF=0),{(m}_{F}=0),(mF​=0), transverse oscillation frequencies of fx=40kHz{f}_{x}=40\mathrm{kHz}fx​=40kHz and fy=160kHz,{f}_{y}=160\mathrm{kHz},fy​=160kHz, collection area $\ensuremath{\sim}1\ensuremath{\mu}{\mathrm{m}}^{2}$ and coherence time of 9 ms. We discuss the effects of non-zero mF,{m}_{F},mF​, the D1D1D1 line, surface interactions, heating rate, the substrate refractive index, and the limits on waveguide bending radius.
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An integrated optical dipole trap uses two-color (red and blue-detuned) traveling evanescent wave fields for trapping cold neutral atoms. To achieve longitudinal confinement, we propose using an integrated optical waveguide coupler, which provides a potential gradient along the beam propagation direction sufficient to confine atoms. This integrated optical dipole trap can support an atomic ensemble with a large optical depth due to its small mode area. Its quasi- TE 0 waveguide mode has an advantage over the HE 11 mode of a nanofiber, with little inhomogeneous Zeeman broadening at the trapping region. The longitudinal confinement eliminates the need for a one dimensional optical lattice, reducing collisional blockaded atomic loading, potentially producing larger ensembles. The waveguide trap allows for scalability and integrability with nano-fabrication technology. We analyze the potential performance of such integrated atom traps.