# Single Atoms on an Optical Nanofiber

Source: [Single Atoms on an Optical Nanofiber](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa27ca2c2a3760193c4e32>)

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Authors: K. P. Nayak, K. Hakuta

Published: 2007-09-18T03:18:09.000Z

## Abstract

We show that single-atoms can be trapped on the surface of a subwavelength-diameter silica-fiber, an optical nanofiber, without any external field, and that single photons spontaneously emitted from the atoms can be readily detected through the single guided-mode of the nanofiber. A key point of the work is our finding that atom trapping sites are created on the nanofiber surface by irradiating the atom cloud around the nanofiber with a violet laser radiation.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/0709.2749>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/0709.2749.pdf>)