Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate Research Areas

Atom Chip Research

Advisor:  Golding, William M. (mike.golding@us.army.mil 301-394-1535)
Keywords: Atom chip; Bose condensate BEC; Laser cooling; Magnetic trapping; Quantum sensors; Atomic physics; Atom interferometry; MEMS; Quantum information

We are interested in exploring the potential of atom chip devices and demonstrating these potentials experimentally. Both theoretical and experimental candidates are welcome. Our laboratory is currently developing an experimental system for the study of Rb Bose condensates on arbitrary atom chip devices. We are working towards the complete development of miniature atom interferometric devices. We are interested in MEMS construction of atom chip devices, cold atom manipulation, quantum optics, quantum information, and experimental atomic physics.

Reference
Fortágh J, Zimmerman C: Reviews of Modern Physics 79: 235, 2007