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A new platform for atom-light interactions on the nano-scale [dataset] Open Access

We present the design, fabrication, and operation of a new genera-tion of thermal alkali vapour nano-cells. The nano-cells include in-ternal structures with length scales 200−2000 nm created by laserlithography and reactive ion etching. The assembly process adoptsoptical contact bonding and glassblowing, avoiding the requirementfor any bonding agents or adhesives. We demonstrate a novel methodfor characterising the size of the internal vapour nano-channels. Thedesign allows for greater optical access and compatibility with highnumerical aperture (NA=0.7) optics; we demonstrate this with totalinternal reflection fluorescence spectroscopy and high resolution ima-ging of the nano-channels. Additionally, we report for the first time onthe photon statistics of light from a thin atomic ensemble. Finally, wediscuss the diffusion of atoms inside confined geometries with a num-ber of detection methods, and investigate options for controlling andmanipulating the atomic density and its diffusion. In total, we presentour new nano-cell design as a significant advancement of the field andpropose its use in scalable atomic and quantum optics applications andtechnologies.

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Contributors

Creator: Hamlyn, William ¹
Contact person: Hamlyn, William ¹
Data collector: Hamlyn, William ¹
Data curator: Hamlyn, William ¹
Editor: Hamlyn, William ¹

¹ Durham University

Funder

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Light

Research methods

Atomic physics laser spectroscopy

Other description

This is the raw and processed data as well as processing scripts to be associated with the thesis of William J Hamlyn.

Keyword

Atom-light interactions
Thermal atomic vapour
Quantum and atomic optics
Nano-scale alkali vapour cells
Laser spectroscopy of Rubidium
Micro- and nano-fabrication

Subject

Physics

Location

Durham, England, United Kingdom
Erlangen, Bavaria, Germany

Language

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http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/13565/

Identifier

ark:/32150/r2k3569437s
doi:10.15128/r2k3569437s

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY)

Publisher

Durham University

Date Created

16/05/2020

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W.J. Hamlyn

Date Uploaded

16 May 2020, 18:05:31

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