Abstract
We explore the possibility to trap Rydberg atoms in tightly confining magnetic microtraps. The trapping frequencies for Rydberg atoms are expected to be influenced strongly by magnetic-field gradients. We show that there are regimes where Rydberg atoms can be trapped. Moreover, we show that so-called magic trapping conditions can be found for certain states of rubidium, where both Rydberg atoms and ground-state atoms have the same trapping frequencies. Magic trapping is highly beneficial for implementing quantum gate operations that require long operation times.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 013430 |
| Journal | Physical Review A |
| Volume | 97 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 31 Jan 2018 |
Funding
We would like to thank Ben van Linden van den Heuvell and René Gerritsma for feedback and discussions. This research was financially supported by the Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter, and by the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research. We also acknowledge the European Union H2020 FET Proactive project RySQ (Grant No. 640378).
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