title: On-chip optical detection of laser cooled atoms.
abstract: We have used an optical fiber based system to implement optical detection of atoms trapped on a reflective "atom-chip". A fiber pair forms an emitter-detector setup that is bonded to the atom-chip surface to optically detect and probe laser cooled atoms trapped in a surface magneto-optical trap. We demonstrate the utility of this scheme by measuring the linewidth of the Cs D2 line at different laser intensities.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quinto-Su
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tscherneck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holmes
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bigelow