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Magneto-optical traps (MOTs) and cold atom technologies have emerged as pivotal tools in modern atomic physics and quantum engineering. By harnessing the forces produced by laser light in ...
More information: Daniel J. Blumenthal et al, Enabling photonic integrated 3D magneto-optical traps for quantum sciences and ...
A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform. The optical trap is the latest innovation ...
SANTA CRUZ, CA--A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform.
Enabling photonic integrated 3D magneto-optical traps for quantum sciences and applications. Optica Quantum , 2024; 2 (6): 444 DOI: 10.1364/OPTICAQ.532260 Cite This Page : ...
Additive advantage: A magneto-optical trap (MOT) constructed with 3D-printed components. (Courtesy: Somaya Madkhaly) A team led by physicists at the University of Nottingham, UK has created a ...
The team began by loading barium ions into the magneto-optical trap to create a string of equally spaced ions – dubbed an ion crystal. Then molecular ions comprising barium, oxygen and a methyl group ...
Posted: June 30, 2009: Integrated optical particle trap holds bacteria, viruses for on-chip analysis (Nanowerk News) A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and ...
Research in integrated photonics centers on the use of magneto-optic and electro-optic materials. Recent work has focused on the development and fabrication of magnetic photonic crystals. A second ...
Scientists use a laser based magneto-optical trap to date 500 000 year old Egyptian groundwater. However, the low abundance and solubility of 81 Kr in water have presented a significant challenge to ...