Fifteen years of cold matter on the atom chip: promise, realizations, and prospects. Issue 18 (10th October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Keil, Mark; Amit, Omer; Zhou, Shuyu; Groswasser, David; Japha, Yonathan; Folman, Ron
• Is Part Of: Journal of modern optics. Volume 63:Issue 18(2016)
• Page Start: 1840
• Page End: 1885
• Publication Date: 2016-10-10
• Subjects: Atom chip; Bose-Einstein condensate; ultracold atomic physics; matter-wave quantum technology; quantum optics; atomtronics; Optics -- Periodicals; 535
• DOI: 10.1080/09500340.2016.1178820
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0950-0340

Abstract

Abstract : Here we review the field of atom chips in the context of Bose–Einstein Condensates (BEC) as well as cold matter in general. Twenty years after the first realization of the BEC and 15 years after the realization of the atom chip, the latter has been found to enable extraordinary feats: from producing BECs at a rate of several per second, through the realization of matter-wave interferometry, and all the way to novel probing of surfaces and new forces. In addition, technological applications are also being intensively pursued. This review will describe these developments and more, including new ideas which have not yet been realized.