Crossed vortex bottle beam trap for single-atom qubits.
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We demonstrate trapping and quantum state control of single cesium atoms in a 532 nm wavelength bottle beam trap. The three-dimensional trap is formed by crossing two unit charge vortex beams. Single atoms are loaded with 50% probability directly from a magneto-optical trap. We achieve a trapping lifetime of up to 6 s and demonstrate fast Rabi oscillations with a coherence time of T(2)~43±9 ms.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Optics letters
دوره 37 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012