Bose Einstein Condensate in a Box

TL;DR

This paper reports the creation of Bose-Einstein condensates in a novel optical box trap that allows for strong confinement and individual atom detection, enabling advanced studies of quantum atom statistics.

Contribution

Introduction of a new optical box trap for Bose-Einstein condensates with integrated single atom detection capabilities.

Findings

Condensates produced in the optical box trap.

Strong confinement comparable to optical lattices.

Potential for detailed quantum atom statistics studies.

Abstract

Bose-Einstein condensates have been produced in an optical box trap. This novel optical trap type has strong confinement in two directions comparable to that which is possible in an optical lattice, yet produces individual condensates rather than the thousands typical of a lattice. The box trap is integrated with single atom detection capability, paving the way for studies of quantum atom statistics.