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View SchemaAn objective lens for efficient fluorescence detection of single atoms
| Authors | Wolfgang Alt |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0108058 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0108058 |
| DOI | 10.1078/0030-4026-00133 |
| Journal | Optik 113, No. 3 (2002) 142-144 |
Abstract
We present the design of a diffraction limited, long working distance monochromatic objective lens for efficient light collection. Consisting of four spherical lenses, it has a numerical aperture of 0.29, an effective focal length of 36 mm and a working distance of 36.5 mm. This inexpensive system allows us to detect 8*10^4 fluorescence photons per second from a single cesium atom stored in a magneto-optical trap.
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