Microscopic trapping and high-resolution imaging of ultra cold Rydberg atoms

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dc.contributor.advisorDunning, Barryen_US
dc.contributor.advisorKillian, Thomasen_US
dc.creatorRathore, Haad Yen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-27T16:46:10Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-07-27T16:46:10Zen_US
dc.date.created2020-08en_US
dc.date.issued2020-07-22en_US
dc.date.submittedAugust 2020en_US
dc.date.updated2020-07-27T16:46:13Zen_US
dc.description.abstractIn this work we describe the design and implementation of an optical system that enables the study of the interactions of Rydberg atoms or other Rydberg species in well-defined geometries. To understand and observe the dynamics of Rydberg interactions, the ability to engineer different arrangements of microscopic cold atom traps and manipulate their positions with a precision of a few microns is essential. This is accomplished by a custom designed high-numerical-aperture long-working-distance objective lens and a spatial light modulator device to control the phase of an incoming optical beam. Several different trap geometries have been realized, with a spatial resolution of a few microns, including a 1-dimensional chain, a 2-dimensional square grid, and a circular array of traps. The objective lens has been designed to provide diffraction limited performance at multiple wavelengths facilitating the creation of not only micron-scale atom traps but also the fluorescence imaging of trapped atoms. The system enables precise control over trap positions, and hence the locations at which atoms might be excited, with applications in, for example, the study of long-range interactions between Rydberg atoms, the creation of long-range Rydberg molecules, the implementation of qubits for quantum computing based on Rydberg atoms, and in quantum simulation.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationRathore, Haad Y. "Microscopic trapping and high-resolution imaging of ultra cold Rydberg atoms." (2020) Master’s Thesis, Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/109106">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/109106</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/109106en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectUltracold atomsen_US
dc.subjectatomic physicsen_US
dc.subjectRydberg atomsen_US
dc.subjectspatial light modulationen_US
dc.subjectbeam shapingen_US
dc.subjectlens designen_US
dc.subjectoptical designen_US
dc.subjectmicroscopyen_US
dc.subjectoptical engineeringen_US
dc.titleMicroscopic trapping and high-resolution imaging of ultra cold Rydberg atomsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentApplied Physicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineNatural Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen_US
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