Abstract
Small tight trapping and guiding potentials can be created for neutral atoms moving microns above surfaces patterned with nanofabricated charged and current-carrying structures. Surfaces holding such structures form atom chips which, for coherent matter wave optics, may form the basis for a variety of novel applications and research tools, similar to integrated circuits in electronics. In this paper we describe the basic principles of atom chip experiments.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2789-2809 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Journal of Modern Optics |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 14-15 SPEC. |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 20 Nov 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics