Piezoelectrically actuated time-averaged atomic microtraps

West, A.D.; Wade, C.G.; Weatherill, K.J.; Hughes, I.G.

doi:10.1063/1.4736580

Piezoelectrically actuated time-averaged atomic microtraps

West, A.D.; Wade, C.G.; Weatherill, K.J.; Hughes, I.G.

Authors

A.D. West

C.G. Wade

Professor Kevin Weatherill k.j.weatherill@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Professor Ifan Hughes i.g.hughes@durham.ac.uk
Professor

Abstract

We present a scheme for creating tight and adiabatic time-averaged atom-traps through the piezoelectric actuation of nanomagnetic structures. We show that potentials formed by the circular translation of magnetic structures have several advantages over conventional rotating-field techniques, particularly for high trap frequencies. As the magnitude of the actuation is changed, the trapping potential can be changed adiabatically between harmonic 3D confinement and a toroidal trap.

Citation

West, A., Wade, C., Weatherill, K., & Hughes, I. (2012). Piezoelectrically actuated time-averaged atomic microtraps. Applied Physics Letters, 101(2), Article 023115. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4736580

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jul 9, 2012
Deposit Date	Jul 10, 2012
Publicly Available Date	Sep 11, 2012
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Print ISSN	0003-6951
Electronic ISSN	1077-3118
Publisher	American Institute of Physics
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	101
Issue	2
Article Number	023115
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4736580

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