Atomic dispensers for thermoplasmonic control of alkali vapor pressure in quantum optical applications

Robust and fast control of the atomic vapor pressure in alkali vapor cells would greatly extend their use for many quantum technologies. Here, the authors exploit plasmonic absorption in a cell coating containing gold nanoparticles to control the vapor pressure with milliseconds response time.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kristina R. Rusimova, Dimitar Slavov, Fabienne Pradaux-Caggiano, Joel T. Collins, Sergey N. Gordeev, David R. Carbery, William J. Wadsworth, Peter J. Mosley, Ventsislav K. Valev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-05-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-10158-4