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Trapping single atoms on a nanophotonic circuit with configurable tweezer lattices

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  • May E. Kim

    (Purdue University
    National Institute of Standards and Technology)

  • Tzu-Han Chang

    (Purdue University)

  • Brian M. Fields

    (Purdue University)

  • Cheng-An Chen

    (Purdue University)

  • Chen-Lung Hung

    (Purdue University
    Purdue University
    Purdue University)

Abstract

Trapped atoms near nanophotonics form an exciting platform for bottom-up synthesis of strongly interacting quantum matter. The ability to induce tunable long-range atom-atom interactions with photons presents an opportunity to explore many-body physics and quantum optics. Here we implement a configurable optical tweezer array over a planar photonic circuit tailored for cold atom integration and control for trapping and high-fidelity imaging of one or more atoms in an array directly on a photonic structure. Using an optical conveyor belt formed by a moving optical lattice within a tweezer potential, we show that single atoms can be transported from a reservoir into close proximity of a photonic interface, potentially allowing for the synthesis of a defect-free atom-nanophotonic hybrid lattice. Our experimental platform can be integrated with generic planar photonic waveguides and resonators, promising a pathway towards on-chip many-body quantum optics and applications in quantum technology.

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  • May E. Kim & Tzu-Han Chang & Brian M. Fields & Cheng-An Chen & Chen-Lung Hung, 2019. "Trapping single atoms on a nanophotonic circuit with configurable tweezer lattices," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 10(1), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:10:y:2019:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-019-09635-7
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09635-7
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    1. Shankar G. Menon & Noah Glachman & Matteo Pompili & Alan Dibos & Hannes Bernien, 2024. "An integrated atom array-nanophotonic chip platform with background-free imaging," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-7, December.

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