Construction of a Quantum Matter Synthesizer

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Abstract

We report progress on the construction of a ``Quantum Matter Synthesizer,'' a new experimental platform which will have the capability to deterministically prepare two-dimensional arrays of ultracold atoms with single site addressability. Pre-cooled cesium atoms are first transferred into a science cell via a moving lattice, and then loaded into a magic-wavelength, far-detuned 2D optical lattice. The cell is centered between two microscope objectives. The upper objective projects an array of optical tweezers created via a digital micromirror device (DMD) onto the atom plane. The tweezers will arrange atoms into a desired configuration. The lower objective performs in situ imaging of atoms in the lattice. To extend conventional quantum gas microscopes, we highlight results from our development of a technique for super-resolution microscopy of cold atoms, enabling sub-wavelength imaging of atomic density distributions far below the diffraction limit. Such an imaging scheme will be integrated into our quantum matter synthesizer.

Authors

  • Mickey McDonald

    James Franck Institute, Enrico Fermi Institute, and Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Department of Physics, University of Chicago

  • Jonathan Trisnadi

    James Franck Institute, Enrico Fermi Institute, and Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Department of Physics, University of Chicago

  • Mingjiamei Zhang

    James Franck Institute, Enrico Fermi Institute, and Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Department of Physics, University of Chicago

  • Cheng Chin

    University of Chicago, James Franck Institute, Enrico Fermi Institute, Department of Physics, University of Chicago, James Franck Institute, Enrico Fermi Institute, and Department of Physics, University of Chicago, Department of Physics, University of Chicago