Coherence in Microchip Traps

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2003-11-27

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0311197v2

Physics

Quantum Physics

Revised version, accepted for publication in Phys. Rev. Lett., 4 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.203005

We report the coherent manipulation of internal states of neutral atoms in a magnetic microchip trap. Coherence lifetimes exceeding 1 s are observed with atoms at distances of $5-130 \mu$m from the microchip surface. The coherence lifetime in the chip trap is independent of atom-surface distance within our measurement accuracy, and agrees well with the results of similar measurements in macroscopic magnetic traps. Due to the absence of surface-induced decoherence, a miniaturized atomic clock with a relative stability in the $10^{-13}$ range can be realized. For applications in quantum information processing, we propose to use microwave near-fields in the proximity of chip wires to create potentials that depend on the internal state of the atoms.

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