Single-atom detection using whispering-gallery modes of microdisk resonators

Michael Rosenblit; Peter Horak; Steve Helsby; Ron Folman

doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.70.053808

Single-atom detection using whispering-gallery modes of microdisk resonators

Michael Rosenblit, Peter Horak, Steve Helsby, Ron Folman

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The possibility of using dielectric microdisk resonators for the optical detection of single atoms trapped and cooled in magnetic micortraps was investigated. The bound and evanescent fields of optical whispering gallery modes were calculated. Finite-difference time-domain solutions of the Maxwell's equation were used for the purpose of analysis. Atom detection efficiencies and the feasibility of nondestructive measurements were discussed.

Original language	English
Article number	053808
Pages (from-to)	053808-1-053808-10
Journal	Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Volume	70
Issue number	5 B
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.70.053808
State	Published - 1 Nov 2004

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