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Abstract
We have simulated the optical properties of micro-fabricated Fresnel zone plates (FZPs) as an alternative to spatial light modulators (SLMs) for producing non-trivial light potentials to trap atoms within a lensless Fresnel arrangement. We show that binary (1-bit) FZPs with wavelength (1μm) spatial resolution consistently outperform kinoforms of spatial and phase resolution comparable to commercial SLMs in root mean square error comparisons, with FZP kinoforms demonstrating increasing improvement for complex target intensity distributions. Moreover, as sub-wavelength resolution microfabrication is possible, FZPs provide an exciting possibility for the creation of static cold-atom trapping potentials useful to atomtronics, interferometry, and the study of fundamental physics.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 025007 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | New Journal of Physics |
Volume | 18 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Feb 2016 |
Keywords
- atom trapping
- Fresnel holography
- atomic waveguides
- Fresnel zone plates
- spatial light modulators
- atom/optical trapping
- holography
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UK Quantum Technology Hub for Sensors and Metrology
Hastie, J. (Principal Investigator), Arnold, A. (Co-investigator), Griffin, P. (Co-investigator), Kemp, A. (Co-investigator) & Riis, E. (Co-investigator)
EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council)
1/12/14 → 30/11/19
Project: Research
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Advanced atom traps for precise rotation sensing
Arnold, A. (Principal Investigator)
16/04/13 → 30/09/16
Project: Research