Department - Author 1
Physics Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Physics
Date
9-2011
Primary Advisor
Glen Gillen
Abstract/Summary
Theoretical calculations were performed for the projection of a diffraction pattern created by a pinhole through a single-lens system using vector diffraction theory and a combination of programs (MathCAD, Igor, etc.). The projected diffraction patterns were then experimentally created, recorded, and analyzed. This work is part of a larger collaboration with Dr. Kat Gillen, to trap and manipulate atoms in a Magneto Optical Trap (MOT) and to make further steps in the direction of Quantum Computing using trapped neutral atoms.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/physsp/43