Single atom imaging with an sCMOS camera

C.J. Picken, R. Legaie, J. D. Pritchard

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Abstract

Single atom imaging requires discrimination of weak photon count events above background and has typically been performed using either EMCCD cameras, photomultiplier tubes or single photon counting modules. sCMOS provides a cost effective and highly scalable alternative to other single atom imaging technologies, offering fast readout and larger sensor dimensions. We demonstrate the first single atom resolved imaging of two site-addressable single atom traps separated by 10 μm using an sCMOS camera, offering a competitive signal-to-noise ratio at intermediate count rates to allow high fidelity readout discrimination (error < 10−6) and sub-μm spatial resolution for applications in quantum technologies.
Original languageEnglish
Article number164102
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume111
Issue number16
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Oct 2017

Keywords

  • single atom imaging
  • single photon counting modules
  • single atom traps

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