Mirror MOT for Coupling Neutral Atoms to a Superconducting

Resonator

E. del Rio Arguelles

J. A. Grover, J. E. Hoffman, P. A. Solano, J. Lee, S. L. Rolston, and L. A. Orozco.

Work supported in part by ARO, JQI and by the NSF through the PFC@JQI

Atoms on Squids

Mirror MOT set up

• Glass cell• AlN nitride substrate• Gold mirror

Alignment and Imaging

1 mm

Results

Conclusions

• The Mirror MOT works • The trap is robust in terms of polarization

changes in order of 3% less atoms with a rotation of ±5° degrees in the wave plate.

• Now we can use a Mirror MOT to load the atoms to the fiber.