Ion Quantum Optics @ Denison University

Laser cooling

Red and blue lasers for cooling trapped ions to near absolute zero.

Lasers for cooling trapped ions.

Trapped ions

A linear crystal of 17 laser cooled and trapped barium ions.

Trapped barium ions.

Custom electronics

Electronics designed and built in-lab control and monitor the experiment.

Electronics designed and built in-lab.

ECDL design

3D CAD software is used to design mechanical components, including many of the lasers in the lab.

Mechanical design with 3D CAD.

Ultra-high vacuum

Excellent isolation is provided by an ultra-high vacuum (UHV) chamber.

Ultra-high vacuum (UHV) for isolation.

Calcium Ion (Ca⁺)

Trapped/laser cooled: 1992 by S. Urabe, M. Watanabe, H. Imajo, and K. Hayasaka at the Kansai Advanced Research Center in Kobe, Japan.
Reference: Opt. Lett. 17, 1140 (1992).

Atomic structure:

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