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Nanoscopic Atomic Lattices with Light-Mediated Interactions

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Muniz Silva, Juan Andres (2017) Nanoscopic Atomic Lattices with Light-Mediated Interactions. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/Z9W66HTK. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05152017-144541997

Abstract

Integrating ultracold atoms with nanophotonics enables the exploration of new paradigms in quantum optics and many body physics. Advanced fabrication capabilities for low-loss dielectric materials provide powerful tools to engineer light-matter coupling of photons and atoms. For example, dispersion-engineered photonic crystal waveguides (PCWs) permit not only stable trapping and probing of atoms via interactions with guided mode (GM) light, but also the possibility to study the physics of strong photon-mediated interactions between atoms. This thesis describes the design of a quasi-one-dimensional structure, the alligator photonic crystal waveguide (APCW), which has already allowed for the observation of some of those features.

Furthermore, external illumination schemes allow for the trapping and transport of atoms near the dielectric device. Here, atoms loaded into a one-dimensional optical lattice are transported through the APCW. As the atoms trapped in the lattice approach the APCW, the combination of lattice and GM potential can smoothly guide atoms into the gap between the two dielectric nanobeams. Therefore, the transmission of a weak guided mode probe is modulated at the rate determined by the lattice moving through the APCW. In the near future, single atoms can then be transferred from the moving lattice into optical traps formed in each unit cell by GMs of the APCW. Moreover, a characterization of a simple 2D photonic crystal slabs design is presented.

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:Atomic Physics; Nanophotonics; Photonic Crystal Waveguide; Optical Dipole Traps; Quantum Networks; Two-dimensional Photonic Crystal Slabs;
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy
Major Option:Physics
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Kimble, H. Jeff
Group:Institute for Quantum Information and Matter
Thesis Committee:
  • Kimble, H. Jeff (chair)
  • Chen, Xie
  • Hsieh, David
  • Painter, Oskar J.
Defense Date:12 May 2017
Record Number:CaltechTHESIS:05152017-144541997
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:05152017-144541997
DOI:10.7907/Z9W66HTK
ORCID:
AuthorORCID
Muniz Silva, Juan Andres0000-0001-6756-6218
Default Usage Policy:No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:10174
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By: Juan Muniz Silva
Deposited On:23 May 2017 23:19
Last Modified:08 Nov 2023 18:42

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