EQuAL Seminar: Jeremy Estes

Bose-Einstein Condensates in Optical Tweezers

I will talk about the generation of small arrays of Bose-Einstein condensates in optical tweezers for first-principles studies of quantum systems with weak measurement and feedback. A brief motivation for the experiment will be followed by a discussion of the vacuum chamber, typical experimental cycle, and techniques for probing degenerate quantum gases. Results on matter wave interference and tunnel-coupled condensates, as well as future prospects, will be discussed at the end.