Towards a fictitious magnetic field trap for both ground and Rydberg state ${}^{87}$Rb atoms via the evanescent field of an optical nanofibre

Alexey Vylegzhanin, Dylan J. Brown, Danil F. Kornovan +2

Cold Rydberg atoms, known for their long lifetimes and strong dipole-dipole interactions that lead to the Rydberg blockade phenomenon, are among the most promising platforms for qu…