Dark state atoms trapping in a magic-wavelength optical lattice near the nanofiber surface

Dianqiang Su; Xiateng Qin; Yuan Jiang; Kaidi Jin; Zhonghua Ji; Yanting Zhao; Liantuan Xiao; Suotang Jia

doi:10.3788/COL202220.020201

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