On-chip Si<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> grating outcoupler for magneto-optical trap in a cold atom system

Yibiao Hu; Jiajing He; Haixu Tao; Ning Wei; Kang Cheng; Zhan Yang; Xiaojie Sun; Xiaobo Li; Jun Wang

doi:10.3788/COL202523.101301

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 23, Issue 10, 101301(2025)

On-chip Si₃N₄ grating outcoupler for magneto-optical trap in a cold atom system

Yibiao Hu^1,2,3, Jiajing He^2,3、*, Haixu Tao^2,3, Ning Wei^2,3, Kang Cheng^2,3, Zhan Yang^2,3, Xiaojie Sun^2,3, Xiaobo Li^2,3, and Jun Wang^1,2,3、**

Author Affiliations

¹School of Physical Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China

²Aerospace Laser Technology and System Department, Wangzhijiang Innovation Center for Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

³Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Yibiao Hu, Jiajing He, Haixu Tao, Ning Wei, Kang Cheng, Zhan Yang, Xiaojie Sun, Xiaobo Li, Jun Wang, "On-chip Si₃N₄ grating outcoupler for magneto-optical trap in a cold atom system," Chin. Opt. Lett. 23, 101301 (2025)

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Paper Information

Category: Integrated Optics

Received: Apr. 11, 2025

Accepted: May. 27, 2025

Published Online: Sep. 8, 2025

The Author Email: Jiajing He (jiajinghe@siom.ac.cn), Jun Wang (jwang@siom.ac.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202523.101301

CSTR:32184.14.COL202523.101301

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