1 School of Physics and Electronics Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China; 2 State Key Laboratory of Photonics and Communications, School of Electronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China; 3 Institute of Carbon-based Thin Film Electronics, Peking University, Taiyuan 030012, China
Abstract Absorption imaging is a fundamental technique for quantitatively extracting information from ultracold atom experiments. Since ultracold atoms are prepared and detected under high magnetic fields, the suitable detuning of the probe light can reach the GHz level compared to zero-field imaging. Therefore, based on the energy level structure of atoms and the requirements of subsequent experiments, we design a high-field imaging system with a large frequency range and good robustness, starting from the rationality of the optical layout design and employing offset locking techniques. This imaging system covers the entire crossover region from Bose-Einstein condensate to Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer (BEC-BCS) and realizes free switching between zero-field and high-field imaging. Additionally, by introducing a proportionality coefficient to correct for the intensity fluctuations of the probe light, we mitigate its disturbance on the statistical measurement of particle numbers in the experiment. This work not only provides a design reference for other quantum gas experiments requiring absorption imaging under strong bias magnetic fields, but also serves as an important reference for improving the imaging performance.
Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 92365208 and 11920101004) and the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant Nos. 2021YFA0718300 and 2021YFA1400900).
Yuying Chen(陈玉莹), Zhengxi Zhang(张正熙), Hongmian Shui(税鸿冕), Yun Liang(梁芸), Fansu Wei(魏凡粟), and Xiaoji Zhou(周小计) Ultracold atomic absorption imaging system in high magnetic fields 2025 Chin. Phys. B 34 053303
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