Single Atoms on an Optical Nanofiber
arXiv:0709.2749 · doi:10.1088/1367-2630/10/5/053003
Abstract
We show that single-atoms can be trapped on the surface of a subwavelength-diameter silica-fiber, an optical nanofiber, without any external field, and that single photons spontaneously emitted from the atoms can be readily detected through the single guided-mode of the nanofiber. A key point of the work is our finding that atom trapping sites are created on the nanofiber surface by irradiating the atom cloud around the nanofiber with a violet laser radiation.
4 pages, 5 figures
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