Building, characterising, and implementing a bi-chromatic tweezer setup for individual Rb and Sr atoms

Location: University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Contact person: Prof. Florian Schreck and Dr. Prem Thekkeppatt Group website: iqClock.eu Lab tour video,Presentation

Description: RbSr, an alkali-alkaline earth molecule in its absolute rovibrational ground state, has a rich internal structure and exhibits intricate interactions, such as electric and magnetic dipole interactions. These properties of RbSr molecules along with single molecule addressing and manipulation techniques will enable us to create and study unexplored few- and many-body systems. In this project, you will join the RbSr team and together with the team plan a tweezer setup for the preparation of individual RbSr molecules. This task includes determination of the best tweezer trap wavelengths, and characterisation of a commercial achromatic microscope objective at Rb and Sr trapping and imaging wavelengths.

Prerequisite knowledge: Enthusiasm and curiosity about research. Nice to have knowledge: Hands on experience with lasers and optical systems. Knowledge in designing optical and opto-mechanical systems using ray tracing programs and CAD programs.
Internship period and planned duration: first half of 2022