Laser cooling a neutral atom to the three-dimensional vibrational ground state of an optical tweezer
Adam M. Kaufman, Brian Lester, Cindy A. Regal
We report three-dimensional ground state cooling of a single neutral atom in an optical tweezer. After employing Raman sideband cooling for 33 ms, we measure via sideband spectroscopy a three-dimensional ground state occupation of ~90%. Ground state neutral atoms in optical tweezers will be instrumental in numerous quantum logic applications and for nanophotonic interfaces that require a versatile platform for storing, moving, and manipulating ultracold single neutral atoms.
•Sep 10, 2012•0 citations