Addressable Rydberg excitation in arrays of single neutral atoms with a strongly focused flat-top beam

I. V. Iukhnovets, M. Y. Goloshchapov, A. P. Gordeev +4

We present a method for generating a laser beam with flat intensity and phase profiles in the focal region where the beam interacts with neutral ${}^{87}$Rb atoms in an array of opti…