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Three-Dimensional Imaging Of Cold Atoms In A Magneto-Optical Trap With A Light Field Microscope, Gordon E. Lott
Three-Dimensional Imaging Of Cold Atoms In A Magneto-Optical Trap With A Light Field Microscope, Gordon E. Lott
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Imaging of trapped atoms in three dimensions utilizing a light field microscope is demonstrated in this work. Such a system is of interest in the development of atom interferometer accelerometers in dynamic systems where strictly defined focal planes may be impractical. A light field microscope was constructed utilizing a Lytro® Development Kit micro-lens array and sensor. It was used to image fluorescing rubidium atoms in a magneto-optical trap. The three-dimensional (3D) volume of the atoms is reconstructed using a modeled point spread function (PSF), taking into consideration the low magnification (1.25) of the system which changed typical assumptions in the …