Application of optical single-sideband laser in Raman atom interferometry
Atomic Physics
2018-04-04 v1
Abstract
A frequency doubled I/Q modulator based optical single-sideband (OSSB) laser system is demonstrated for atomic physics research, specifically for atom interferometry where the presence of additional sidebands causes parasitic transitions. The performance of the OSSB technique and the spectrum after second harmonic generation are measured and analyzed. The additional sidebands are removed with better than 20 dB suppression, and the influence of parasitic transitions upon stimulated Raman transitions at varying spatial positions is shown to be removed beneath experimental noise. This technique will facilitate the development of compact atom interferometry based sensors with improved accuracy and reduced complexity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1801.04319,
title = {Application of optical single-sideband laser in Raman atom interferometry},
author = {Lingxiao Zhu and Yu-Hung Lien and Andrew Hinton and Alexander Niggebaum and Clemens Rammeloo and Kai Bongs and Michael Holynski},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1801.04319},
year = {2018}
}