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Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE

Atoms, molecules, and optics on chips

M. Tscherneck, Jan Kleinert, Christopher Haimberger, M. Holmes, Amy Wakim, Pedro Antonio Quinto-Su, N. P. Bigelow

Published Feb 9, 2006• 1 citation
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Abstract

We discuss the realization of atomic, molecular and optical physics experiments using microfabricated "chip" structures. We focus in particular on the potential for trapping ultra-cold polar molecules using such chip devices and consider the feasibility of several designs and applications.
DOI
10.1117/12.657151

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