Atom interferometry with the Sr optical clock transition
Atomic Physics
2018-01-03 v1
Abstract
We report on the realization of a matter-wave interferometer based on single-photon interaction on the ultra-narrow optical clock transition of strontium atoms. We experimentally demonstrated its operation as a gravimeter and as a gravity gradiometer. No reduction of interferometric contrast was observed up to an interferometer time ms, limited by geometric constraints of the apparatus. In the gradiometric configuration, the sensitivity approaches the shot noise limit. Single-photon interferometers represent a new class of high-precision sensors that could be used for the detection of gravitational waves in so far unexplored frequency ranges and to enlighten the boundary between Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1708.05116,
title = {Atom interferometry with the Sr optical clock transition},
author = {Liang Hu and Nicola Poli and Leonardo Salvi and Guglielmo M. Tino},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.05116},
year = {2018}
}
Comments
5 pages, 4 figures