Experiments to Control Atom Number and Phase-Space Density in ...
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difference <strong>in</strong> the lifetimes is determ<strong>in</strong>ed by the energy splitt<strong>in</strong>g between the energy levels.<br />
A tight conf<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g potential is therefore desirable.<br />
Figure 6.2 shows the fidelity of the laser cull<strong>in</strong>g process as a function of trap size<br />
<strong>and</strong> applied magnetic gradient force.<br />
Figure 6.2: Fidelity of laser cull<strong>in</strong>g. Shown is the ground state fidelity loss <strong>in</strong> base-10<br />
logarithm. Red (blue) represents high (low) fidelity. The white areas are out-of-range<br />
clipp<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>and</strong> should be more <strong>in</strong>tense than the color surround<strong>in</strong>g them. The unit of<br />
length is given by x0 = /mω, the unit of force is ω/x0. Figure courtesy of Shoupu<br />
Wan.<br />
For an experimentally feasible set of parameters with trapp<strong>in</strong>g frequency ω =<br />
2π × 1 kHz, magnetic field gradient dB/dz = 0.66 G/cm, a truncated trap size z =<br />
8.8 µm <strong>and</strong> a tunnel<strong>in</strong>g time of 218 ms the fidelity of creat<strong>in</strong>g the two-a<strong>to</strong>m Fock state<br />
is predicted <strong>to</strong> be larger than 0.99998 [102].<br />
One additional step is required <strong>to</strong> create a one-a<strong>to</strong>m Fock state: adiabatic split-<br />
t<strong>in</strong>g of the optical dipole trap <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> two separate wells. This step can be achieved with<br />
ultrahigh fidelity [106] <strong>and</strong> it is thus possible <strong>to</strong> <strong>in</strong>itialize a qubit pair or an entangled<br />
(EPR) pair of a<strong>to</strong>ms. At very low magnetic fields, one of the two a<strong>to</strong>ms will be a high-<br />
field seeker, the other will be a low-field seeker. By apply<strong>in</strong>g a weak magnetic field<br />
gradient dur<strong>in</strong>g the separation process, the high-field seeker <strong>and</strong> the low-field seeker can<br />
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