Ultracold atoms in multiple radio-frequency dressed adiabatic potentials

T. L. Harte, E. Bentine, K. Luksch, A. J. Barker, D. Trypogeorgos, B. Yuen, and C. J. Foot
Phys. Rev. A 97, 013616 – Published 16 January 2018

Abstract

We present the first experimental demonstration of a multiple radio-frequency dressed potential for the configurable magnetic confinement of ultracold atoms. We load cold Rb87 atoms into a double-well potential with an adjustable barrier height, formed by three radio-frequencies applied to atoms in a static quadrupole magnetic field. Our multiple radio-frequency approach gives precise control over the double-well characteristics, including the depth of individual wells and the height of the barrier, and enables reliable transfer of atoms between the available trapping geometries. We characterize the multiple radio-frequency dressed system using radio-frequency spectroscopy, finding good agreement with the eigenvalues numerically calculated using Floquet theory. This method creates trapping potentials that can be reconfigured by changing the amplitudes, polarizations, and frequencies of the applied dressing fields and easily extended with additional dressing frequencies.

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  • Received 31 August 2017

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.97.013616

©2018 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Atomic, Molecular & Optical

Authors & Affiliations

T. L. Harte1, E. Bentine1, K. Luksch1, A. J. Barker1, D. Trypogeorgos2, B. Yuen1, and C. J. Foot1,*

  • 1Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 3PU, United Kingdom
  • 2Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland and National Institute of Standards and Technology, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA

  • *christopher.foot@physics.ox.ac.uk

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Vol. 97, Iss. 1 — January 2018

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