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Twin-lattice atom interferometry

Quantum Physics 2021-05-18 v2 Atomic Physics

Abstract

Inertial sensors based on cold atoms have great potential for navigation, geodesy, or fundamental physics. Similar to the Sagnac effect, their sensitivity increases with the space-time area enclosed by the interferometer. Here, we introduce twin-lattice atom interferometry exploiting Bose-Einstein condensates. Our method provides symmetric momentum transfer and large areas in palm-sized sensor heads with a performance similar to present meter-scale Sagnac devices.

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@article{arxiv.1907.08416,
  title  = {Twin-lattice atom interferometry},
  author = {Martina Gebbe and Jan-Niclas Siemß and Matthias Gersemann and Hauke Müntinga and Sven Herrmann and Claus Lämmerzahl and Holger Ahlers and Naceur Gaaloul and Christian Schubert and Klemens Hammerer and Sven Abend and Ernst M. Rasel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1907.08416},
  year   = {2021}
}
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