Abstract
We present a compact and gain-enhanced microwave helical antenna for manipulating ultracold 87Rb atoms coherently. By replacing the reflecting plate with an enhancing cup, the voltage standing wave ratio is reduced by 0.5 in the frequency range of 6.73-6.93GHz, which covers the resonant frequency between the ground-state hyperfine levels of the 87Rb atom. The gain of the helical antenna is increased by 1.25-1.63 dBi, whose length is 89mm. Applying the antenna to ultracold 87Rb atomic experiments, we achieve a Rabi frequency of 60(1) ×2π kHz of the oscillation between the hyperfine levels.
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