Description:FIELD OF INVENTION
[0001]Embodiments of the present invention relate to magneto-optical trap (MOT) based systems and more particularly relate to a monolithic single laser beam magneto-optical trap (MOT) based system for generating and trapping cold atoms.

BACKGROUND
[0002]Magneto-optical traps (MOTs) represent a crucial advancement in the realm of atomic physics, particularly in a domain of laser cooling and trapping of neutral atoms. MOT system is a foundational component in many advanced technology and experiments related to optimized accuracy atomic clocks, quantum gravimeters, cold atom-based gyroscopes and accelerometers used in inertial navigation systems, magnetic field sensors, and quantum computing.
[0003]A Magneto-optical trap operates on the principles of laser cooling, which leverages the momentum exchange between atoms and photons. The MOT typically consists of three pairs of counter-propagating laser beams in (σ+ - σ-) configuration, intersecting at a common point in space inside an ultra-high , Claims:CLAIMS
I/WE CLAIM:
1. A monolithic single laser beam magneto-optical trap (MOT) based method (400) for generating and trapping cold atoms using a monolithic single laser beam MOT based system, the monolithic single laser beam MOT based method (400) comprising:
generating (402) a monolithic single light beam (204) from a narrow linewidth light source (202);
directing (404) the monolithic single light beam (204) with circular polarization through a vacuum chamber (210), using a first quarter-wave plate (206), wherein the monolithic single light beam (204) is oriented at a pre-determined angle to first axis within a first plane;
reflecting (406) the circularly polarized monolithic single light beam (208) using a first mirror (216) of one or more mirrors being positioned at the pre-determined angle, wherein the one or more mirrors comprise the first mirror (216), a second mirror (212), a third mirror (218), and a fourth mirror (214), and
wherein the circularly polarized monolithic single light beam (208) is fur