Experiments Towards the Realization of a Nanofiber Guided Dipole Trap

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dc.contributor.advisorLvovsky, Alex
dc.contributor.advisorBarclay, Paul
dc.contributor.authorChang, Di
dc.contributor.committeememberSimon, Christoph
dc.contributor.committeememberShi, Yujun
dc.contributor.committeememberMurari, Kartikeya
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-15T21:45:55Z
dc.date.available2015-12-15T21:45:55Z
dc.date.issued2015-12-15
dc.date.submitted2015en
dc.description.abstractIn this thesis I present a developing project to elaborate a scientific platform towards the realization of light-matter interaction based on tapered optical nanofiber (TNF) that enables optical fields to interface with trapped neutral atoms in their vicinity. In such a configuration, the guided light exhibits a large portion of evanescent field into the vacuum thus laser cooled atoms can couple to the fiber mode. By trapping and cooling atoms around the nanofiber I investigated the interaction of the atoms with the field. My work presented in this thesis includes: Calculating the evanescent modes propagating through our fiber; Implementing fiber pulling setup using oxyhydrogen flame and analyzing nanofiber’s thermal dynamics and degradation; Constructing a Rubidium 87 MOT and characterizing its critical parameters; Realizing some atom-light interface through an experiment on coupling spontaneously emitted photons from MOT into TNF; Calculating two-color dipole trap parameters for our nanofiber.en_US
dc.identifier.citationChang, D. (2015). Experiments Towards the Realization of a Nanofiber Guided Dipole Trap (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/26072en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/26072
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/2682
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducation--Sciences
dc.subjectPhysics--Atomic
dc.subjectOptics
dc.subject.classificationNanofiberen_US
dc.subject.classificationatomsen_US
dc.subject.classificationInteractionen_US
dc.titleExperiments Towards the Realization of a Nanofiber Guided Dipole Trap
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplinePhysics and Astronomy
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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