Abstract:We demonstrate the integration of micro-electro-mechanical-systems
(MEMS) scanning mirrors as active elements for the local optical
pumping of ultra-cold atoms in a magneto-optical trap. A pair of MEMS
mirrors steer a focused resonant beam through a cloud of trapped atoms
shelved in the F = 1 ground-state of
87Rb for spatially selective fluorescence of the atom
cloud. Two-dimensional control is demonstrated by forming geometrical
patterns along the imaging axis of the cold at… Show more
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