Trapped Atoms in One-Dimensional Photonic Crystals

Abstract

We describe one-dimensional (1D) photonic crystals that support a guided mode suitable for atom trapping within a unit cell, as well as a second probe mode with strong atom photon interactions. A new hybrid trap is analyzed that combines optical and Casimir Polder forces to form stable traps for neutral atoms in dielectric nanostructures. By suitable design of the band structure, the atomic spontaneous emission rate into the probe mode can exceed the rate into all other modes by more than tenfold. The unprecedented single-atom reflectivity r0 >/~ 0.9 for the guided probe field should enable diverse investigations of photon-mediated interactions for 1D atom chains and cavity quantum electrodynamics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 09, 2013
Accession Number
ADA586626

Entities

People

  • C.-l. Hung
  • D. E. Chang O.
  • H. Jeff Kimble
  • S. M. Meenehan

Organizations

  • California Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Band Structures
  • Ceramic Materials
  • Crystal Lattices
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystals
  • Electrodynamics
  • Emission
  • Energy Bands
  • Frequency
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Optical Lattices
  • Photonic Crystals
  • Physics
  • Quantum Electrodynamics
  • Quantum Information Science
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Quantum Computing