A Radio-Frequency Emitter Design for the Low-Frequency Regime in Atomic Experiments

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Main Authors: Wei, Yudong, Hu, Zhongshu, Guo, Yajing, Qian, Zhentian, Jin, Shengjie, Chen, Xuzong, Liu, Xiong-jun
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author Wei, Yudong
Hu, Zhongshu
Guo, Yajing
Qian, Zhentian
Jin, Shengjie
Chen, Xuzong
Liu, Xiong-jun
author_facet Wei, Yudong
Hu, Zhongshu
Guo, Yajing
Qian, Zhentian
Jin, Shengjie
Chen, Xuzong
Liu, Xiong-jun
contents Radio-frequency (RF) control is a key technique in cold atom experiments. We present a compact and efficient RF circuit based on a capacitive transformer network, where a low-frequency coil operating up to 30MHz serves as both an intrinsic inductor and a power-sharing element. The design enables high current delivery and flexible impedance matching across a wide frequency range. We integrate both broadband and narrowband RF networks into a unified configuration that overcomes the geometric constraints imposed by the metallic chamber. In evaporative cooling, the broadband network allows a reduction of the applied RF input power from 14.7dBW to -3.5dBW, owing to its non-zero coil current even at ultra-low frequencies. This feature enables the Bose-Fermi mixture to be cooled below 10μK. In a Landau-Zener protocol, the coil driven by the narrowband network transfers 80% of rubidium atoms from |F = 2,mF = 2> to |2,-2> in 1 millisecond, achieving a Rabi frequency of approximately 9 kHz at an input power of 0.1dBW.
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spellingShingle A Radio-Frequency Emitter Design for the Low-Frequency Regime in Atomic Experiments
Wei, Yudong
Hu, Zhongshu
Guo, Yajing
Qian, Zhentian
Jin, Shengjie
Chen, Xuzong
Liu, Xiong-jun
Atomic Physics
Quantum Gases
Radio-frequency (RF) control is a key technique in cold atom experiments. We present a compact and efficient RF circuit based on a capacitive transformer network, where a low-frequency coil operating up to 30MHz serves as both an intrinsic inductor and a power-sharing element. The design enables high current delivery and flexible impedance matching across a wide frequency range. We integrate both broadband and narrowband RF networks into a unified configuration that overcomes the geometric constraints imposed by the metallic chamber. In evaporative cooling, the broadband network allows a reduction of the applied RF input power from 14.7dBW to -3.5dBW, owing to its non-zero coil current even at ultra-low frequencies. This feature enables the Bose-Fermi mixture to be cooled below 10μK. In a Landau-Zener protocol, the coil driven by the narrowband network transfers 80% of rubidium atoms from |F = 2,mF = 2> to |2,-2> in 1 millisecond, achieving a Rabi frequency of approximately 9 kHz at an input power of 0.1dBW.
title A Radio-Frequency Emitter Design for the Low-Frequency Regime in Atomic Experiments
topic Atomic Physics
Quantum Gases
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.11549