miniMOT

The miniMOT delivers a compact trapped atom instrument to a range of users -- student to seasoned researcher -- freeing them to focus on designing and building their experiment rather than the vacuum apparatus. When combined with our miniMOT Coils and miniMOT Kit as the miniMOT Package, the user can achieve a live MOT within hours (lasers and coupling fibers to be provided by the user).

• Compact UHV Chamber

• Active and passive pumps to maintain vacuum

• Integrated electronics to power pumps and dispenser

• Integrated coil driver (coils sold separately)

ELEMENT

• Rubidium

• Cesium

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doubleMOT

The doubleMOT system is a self-contained, tabletop, ultrahigh vacuum system for easily cooling and trapping atoms. With applications ranging from fundamental quantum physics research to the development of sensors and new quantum technologies, the doubleMOT is a versatile and powerful cold atom core. The doubleMOT utilizes two cells (a source cell to achieve a high atom number, and a science cell to maintain an ultra-high vacuum with superior optical access) and is shipped under a permanent vacuum. The doubleMOT is ready to be placed into an appropriate apparatus such as the Physics Platform.

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Compact UHV chamber

• Up to two independent active dispensers

• Active and passive pumps to maintain vacuum

• Easily configurable for specific applications

• High atom flux and long trap lifetimes

ELEMENT OPTIONS

• Rubidium

• Cesium

• Potassium

SCIENCE CELL OPTIONS

• Thin-walled cell

• AR coated Borosilicate Glass or UVFS glass cell

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RuBECi (roo-BEK-ee)

The RuBECi is a self-contained, tabletop, ultrahigh vacuum system for the creation and manipulation of ultra-cold atoms. It utilizes a two-cell vacuum system (a 2D+ MOT source cell, and an ultra-high vacuum science cell compatible with long trap lifetimes) and features an atom chip for simple and rapid BEC production with a high duty cycle and low power consumption. High numerical aperture imaging of trapped atoms in the chip potential is possible thanks to the atom chip's integration into the science cell wall. The RuBECi is shipped under a permanent vacuum and ready to be used with an appropriate optics package, such as the Physics Platform.

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Compact UHV chamber

• Up to two independent active dispensers

• Active and passive pumps to maintain vacuum

• Integrated atom chip allows for the trapping and easy manipulation of ultra-cold atoms

• Easily reconfigurable for specific applications

ELEMENT

• Rubidium

ATOM CHIP

• Standard atom chip

• Window atom chip 

• Custom atom chip

• Atom chips with integrated optics

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Physics Platform

The Physics Platform provides the foundation optics for experiments that include a 3D magneto-optical trap (MOT) fed by a 2D+ MOT, such as the RuBECi. It consists of two stages: 2D+ MOT hardware and a six-Beam MOT stage to create a 3D MOT in the science cell. It also includes optics required for optical pumping and imaging of cold and ultracold atoms in the science cell. The Physics Platform has excellent optical access and provides the user with increased flexibility to modify and adapt the system.

quadCoil

The quadCoil is an assembly that consists of eight coils arranged to apply magnetic bias fields and gradients across atomic samples in ColdQuanta’s RuBECi® ultracold atom cell or the doubleMOT. In addition to the MOT field and bias fields in each cardinal axis, the quadCoil assembly enables magnetic trapping and transport of the atomic sample from the MOT to the atom chip in a linear quadrupole trap. Magnetic field gradients of greater than 150 G/cm are easily achievable in the coil pair closest to the chip, making the coupling of atoms from the external trap to the chip trap straightforward.

The assembly is mounted around the vacuum cell by the use of a coil-rail system. The coil assembly also provides the user with a large clear aperture through the top of the assembly, making it possible to access the backside of the atom chip with a large microscope objective.

triCoil

The triCoil assembly consists of six coils arranged to apply magnetic bias fields and gradients across atomic clouds in one of ColdQuanta’s vacuum cells, such as the RuBECi, Double MOT, or miniMOT systems. The coils enable easy, low power generation of MOT fields and bias fields for atom chip traps, and make it simple to apply or cancel low-order fields. The assembly is mounted around the vacuum cell by the use of the coil-rail system, installed standard on most of ColdQuanta’s vacuum systems. The coil assembly is designed to be driven in a standard configuration (X1, X2, Y, Z) with ColdQuanta’s four-channel coil driver.

PRODUCT FEATURES

• Three coil pairs

• Compact package

• Mounts on 45 mm rails

• Compatible with 2 cm Imaging UHV cells

MOT Coils

The MOT coil assembly consists of a pair of circular coils connected in an anti-Helmholtz configuration. Provided on a convenient mounting frame, the coil assembly makes it easy to mount and align MOT coils around a miniMOT, doubleMOT, or RuBECi cell. The coil pair is sold with a 3’ cable.

miniMOT Package

Building off the miniMOT, this compact package further streamlines producing a MOT -- no longer does a user need the optical expertise normally required to design, acquire, and set up his or her own system! The pre-assembled unit is easy to use and produces a live MOT within a few hours, saving significant time and cost, even for the seasoned researcher.

The optics package consists of a 15”x18” aluminum breadboard with a periscope/beam-splitting/polarization assembly, mirrors for ease of trap alignment, and a small B&W CCD camera for MOT imaging.

The miniMOT package is frequently used in teaching laboratories to introduce students to lasers, optics, and quantum matter, but can also be found in quantum information experiments.

LASER SYSTEM OPTION

Compact Ion Trap Package

The trap surface is ion milled before assembly into an UHV-baked chamber to provide an ultra-clean ion trap surface. The C-cut sapphire window material ensures a low birefringence and high UV transparency. The housing was initially designed to house a Sandia HOA trap and has been adapted to the Peregrine and Phoenix ion traps.

CUSTOMIZATION OPTIONS

• Custom Atom source

• Custom window coatings

• Adapt to your trap

• AR coating on windows

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Cryogenic Ion Trap Package

ColdQuanta’s cryogenic ion trap housings give you a self-contained, high-optical access UHV environment for ion trapping with long trap lifetimes. The trap surface is ion milled before assembly into an UHV-baked chamber to provide an ultra-clean ion trap surface. The C-cut sapphire window material ensures a low birefringence and high UV transparency. The housing was initially designed to house a Sandia HOA trap and has been adapted to the Peregrine and Phoenix ion traps.

Quantum Matter Machine (QMM)

From turn-key ultracold matter delivery to a complete quantum simulator, Albert gives you a shortcut to high-value results. Quantum Matter Machine provides ultracold matter at the push of a button so you can focus on the innovation that makes your work unique. Start with the cold or ultra-cold matter and then add your own manipulation or use one of the ColdQuanta-provided manipulation systems to reach your goals.

CMM's options include 2D arbitrary light potentials, optical lattice, shaken lattice, and more. The science module can either live on top of the cart or on your optical table for integration with external systems. CMM is designed for seasoned ultra-cold atom experimenters, theorists, and newcomers to the field of ultracold matter.

ELEMENTS

• Rubidium

Cold Atom Source Cells

The CASC is the core of a high-flux atom delivery system. Differential pumping of the system is maintained by an aperture in a silicon plate that isolates the user’s vacuum system from the higher pressures required for high-density 2D MOT operation. The CASC is based on a well-tested design used in ColdQuanta’s RuBECi and doubleMOT two-chamber ultrahigh vacuum (UHV) systems. Fluxes of several billion atoms per second can be achieved with rubidium or cesium.

Coil PICAS: Photonically Integrated Cold Atom Source

ColdQuanta’s Coil PICAS, Photonically Integrated Cold Atom Source, is a compact, alignment-free beam delivery package. It produces a 2D+ MOT beam configuration with three user-supplied fiber-coupled light inputs, capable of producing a cold atom flux of >10^9 atoms per second when used in conjunction with ColdQuanta's well-established CASC, Cold Atom Source Cell. Unlike the standard Fixed PICAS system which is designed to work with a permanent magnet assembly, the Coil PICAS system is designed for use with our Magnetic Coil Sub-Assembly. The Coil PICAS optics package is easily integrated onto the Coil PICAS Mount Assembly, allowing for a simple plug-and-play 2D+ MOT system with a tuneable magnetic field.”

Fixed PICAS: Photonically Integrated Cold Atom Source

ColdQuanta’s Fixed PICAS, Photonically Integrated Cold Atom Source, is a compact, alignment-free beam delivery package. It produces a 2D+ MOT beam configuration with three user-supplied fiber-coupled light inputs, capable of producing a cold atom flux of >10^9 atoms per second when used in conjunction with ColdQuanta's well-established CASC, Cold Atom Source Cell. The unit is easily integrated onto the MAG-2000 magnet assembly, allowing for a simple plug-and-play optical package.

An optional photodiode configuration provides polarisation cleaning and power monitoring capability for all three beams.

2D+ MOT Magnets

The 2D+ MOT magnet assembly produces magnetic field gradients appropriate for a 2D(+) MOT. Designed to be used with ColdQuanta’s RuBECi, Double MOT, and CASC cells, permanent magnets provide a 2D quadrupole field over the cell with a field gradient of ~30 Gauss/cm. The magnets are held on a two-axis translation stage that allows the user to easily align the 2D+ MOT relative to the aperture; making it easy to optimize the flux of atoms from the 2D MOT+ to the 3D MOT. Since the 2D MOT+ magnet assembly employs permanent magnets there is no need for a power supply. For users with experiments that are particularly sensitive to external magnetic fields, we offer an option to replace the permanent magnets with coils.

Ramsey 1 : Microwave Clock

Compete with state-of-the-art Cesium beam tube clocks, delivering superior accuracy, start-up time and size characteristics. Industry standard performance in a smaller, cheaper package.

Bohr 1 : Optical Clock

Outperforms cesium beam tube and passive hydrogen masers in a smaller package with reduced startup time.