Device for producing laser-cooled atoms
US8921764B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 4, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG21K1/006
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The device for producing laser-cooled atoms comprises a two dimensional trap or a three-dimensional trap, or a combination of two- and three-dimensional traps. The two-dimensional trap comprises: three or more permanent magnets arranged around a perimeter of a loop, wherein a plane of the loop is perpendicular to a free axis of the two-dimensional atom trap, and the three or more permanent magnets bracket an internal volume of the two-dimensional atom trap; and one or more laser beam input ports enabling access for one or more laser beams to the internal volume of the two-dimensional atom trap.
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