title: On-chip optical lattice for cold atom experiments.
abstract: An atom-chip-based integrated optical lattice system for cold and ultracold atom applications is presented. The retroreflection optics necessary for forming the lattice are bonded directly to the atom chip, enabling a compact and robust on-chip optical lattice system. After achieving Bose-Einstein condensation in a magnetic chip trap, we load atoms directly into a vertically oriented 1D optical lattice and demonstrate Landau-Zener tunneling. The atom chip technology presented here can be readily extended to higher dimensional optical lattices.
authors.forename: Cameron J E
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Straatsma
authors.forename: Megan K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Ivory
authors.forename: Janet
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Duggan
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramirez-Serrano
authors.forename: Dana Z
authors.initials: DZ
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Evan A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Salim