Demonstration Of A Continuously Guided Atomic Interferometer Using A Single-Zone Optical Excitation
Quantum Physics
2009-11-10 v1 Atomic Physics
Abstract
We demonstrate an atomic interferometer in which the atom passes through a single-zone optical beam, consisting of a pair of bichromatic counter-propagating fields. During the passage, the atomic wave packets in two distinct internal states trace out split trajectories, guided by the optical beams, with the amplitude and spread of each wave-packet varying continuously, producing fringes that can reach a visibility close to unity. We show that the rotation sensitivity of this continuous interferometer (CI) can be comparable to that of the Borde-Chu Interferometer (BCI). The relative simplicity of the CI makes it a potentially better candidate for practical applications.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0311163,
title = {Demonstration Of A Continuously Guided Atomic Interferometer Using A Single-Zone Optical Excitation},
author = {M. S. Shahriar and Y. Tan and M. Jheeta and J. Morzinksi and P. R. Hemmer and P. Pradhan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0311163},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 4 figures