TY - GEN
T1 - Controlling number of atoms in a-few-atom magneto-optical trap and its application to the observation of antibunched resonance fluorescence
AU - Yoon, Seokchan
AU - Choi, Youngwoon
AU - Park, Sangbum
AU - Kim, Jaisoon
AU - Lee, Jai Hyung
AU - An, Kyungwon
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - We have developed a simple technique for controlling the number of a few 85Rb atoms in a magneto-optical trap based on a magnetic-field- gradient feedback mechanism for suppressing stochastic loading and loss events. The occupation probability of single atom was observed to be as high as 93.5%. Two and three atoms were also trapped with high occupation probabilities. Second order correlation functions of resonance fluorescence for one, two and three atoms were measured, showing strong photon antibunching. The degree of antibunching was reduced as the atom number was increased.
AB - We have developed a simple technique for controlling the number of a few 85Rb atoms in a magneto-optical trap based on a magnetic-field- gradient feedback mechanism for suppressing stochastic loading and loss events. The occupation probability of single atom was observed to be as high as 93.5%. Two and three atoms were also trapped with high occupation probabilities. Second order correlation functions of resonance fluorescence for one, two and three atoms were measured, showing strong photon antibunching. The degree of antibunching was reduced as the atom number was increased.
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U2 - 10.1109/IQEC.2005.1561099
DO - 10.1109/IQEC.2005.1561099
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33846504375
SN - 078039240X
SN - 9780780392403
T3 - IQEC, International Quantum Electronics Conference Proceedings
SP - 1447
EP - 1448
BT - International Quantum Electronics Conference 2005
ER -