摘要
We demonstrate continuous imaging of a single 87Rb atom confined in a steep magneto-optical trap with an electron-multiplying charge-coupled device （EMCCD） camera and realize a one-dimensional micro-optical trap array with a Dammann grating. We adopt several methods to reduce the noise in the fluorescence signal we obtain with the EMCCD. Step jumping characteristics of the fluorescence demonstrate capturing and losing of individual atoms.
We demonstrate continuous imaging of a single 87Rb atom confined in a steep magneto-optical trap with an electron-multiplying charge-coupled device （EMCCD） camera and realize a one-dimensional micro-optical trap array with a Dammann grating. We adopt several methods to reduce the noise in the fluorescence signal we obtain with the EMCCD. Step jumping characteristics of the fluorescence demonstrate capturing and losing of individual atoms.
基金
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 10804115, the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2006CB921202, and the Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
