A magneto-optical trap with millimeter ball lenses

Abstract

We present a magneto-optical trap (MOT) design based on millimeter ball lenses, contained within a metal cube of 0.75${}^{\prime \prime }$ side length. We present evidence of trapping approximately $4.2\times 10^5$ of ${}^{85}$Rb atoms with a number density of $3.2\times 10^9$ atoms/cm${}^3$ and a loading time of 1.3 s. Measurement and a kinetic laser-cooling model are used to characterize the atom trap design. The design provides several advantages over other types of MOTs: the laser power requirement is low, the small lens and cube sizes allow for miniaturization of MOT applications, and the lack of large-diameter optical beam pathways prevents external blackbody radiation from entering the trapping region.

arXiv comment8 pages, 4 figures

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