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We realize and model a Rydberg-state atom interferometer for measurement of phase and intensity of radio-frequency (RF) electromagnetic waves. A phase reference is supplied to the atoms via a modulated laser beam, enabling atomic…

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Atom interferometry is the most successful technique for precision metrology. However, current interferometers using ultracold atoms allows one to probe the interference pattern only momentarily and has finite duty cycle, resulting in an…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-10-31 Sumit Sarkar , Jay Mangaonkar , Chetan Vishwakarma , Umakant D. Rapol

In an atomic interferometer, the phase shift due to rotation is proportional to the area enclosed by the split components of the atom. However, this model is unclear for an atomic interferometer demonstrated recently by Shahriar et al., for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 M. S. Shahriar , M. Jheeta , Y. Tan , P. Pradhan , A. Gangat

We discuss the possibility to enhance the sensitivity of optical interferometric devices by increasing its open area using an external field gradient that act differently on the two arms of the interfer-ometers. The use of combined electric…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2020-02-26 D. Comparat

One of the main residual limitations of inertial sensors based on atom interferometry stems from laser beam distortions, which cause parasitic phase shifts and non-homogeneous matter-light couplings. Here we present numerical simulations,…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-11-11 Louis Pagot , Sébastien Merlet , Leonid A Sidorenkov , Franck Pereira dos Santos

Wavefront distortions are a leading source of systematic uncertainty in light-pulse atom interferometry, limiting absolute measurements of gravitational acceleration at the 30 nm/s$^2$ level. Here, we demonstrate in situ spatially resolved…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-04-13 Joseph Junca , John Kitching , William McGehee

Interferometry is a prime technique for modern precision measurements. Atoms, unlike light, have significant interactions with electric, magnetic, and gravitational fields, making their use in interferometric applications particularly…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2023-07-12 Maren E. Mossman , Ryan A. Corbin , Michael McNeil Forbes , Peter Engels

Time-resolved atom interferometry, as employed in applications such as gravitational wave detection and searches for ultra-light dark matter, requires precise control over systematic effects. In this work, we investigate phase noise arising…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-11-25 Noam Mouelle , Jeremiah Mitchell , Valerie Gibson , Ulrich Schneider

We present the perspective of using atom interferometry for gravitational wave (GW) detection in the mHz to about 10 Hz frequency band. We focus on light-pulse atom interferometers which have been subject to intense developments in the last…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2017-04-26 Remi Geiger

Interferometry with ultracold atoms promises the possibility of ultraprecise and ultrasensitive measurements in many fields of physics, and is the basis of our most precise atomic clocks. Key to a high sensitivity is the possibility to…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2010-07-08 Julian Grond , Joerg Schmiedmayer , Ulrich Hohenester

We describe a matter-wave Sagnac interferometer using Bose condensed atoms confined in a time-orbiting potential trap. Compared to our previous implementation [Moan et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 120403 (2020)], our new apparatus provides…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2024-01-11 M. Beydler , E. R. Moan , Z. Luo , Z. Chu , C. A. Sackett

We have observed two-particle bound states of atoms confined in a one-dimensional matter wave guide. These bound states exist irrespective of the sign of the scattering length, contrary to the situation in free space. Using radio-frequency…

Superconductivity · Physics 2009-11-11 Henning Moritz , Thilo Stöferle , Kenneth Günter , Michael Köhl , Tilman Esslinger

We have realized an interferometer using a thermal cloud of magnetically trapped rubidium 87 atoms on a chip. The interferometer resembles a Ramsey interferometer with a state selective spatial splitting of the two internal states as…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2026-04-16 B. Wirtschafter , C. I. Westbrook , M. Dupont-Nivet

Light-pulse atom interferometers serve as tools for high-precision metrology and are targeting measurements of relativistic effects. This development is facilitated by extended interrogation times and large-momentum-transfer techniques…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-05-06 Christian Niehof , Daniel Derr , Enno Giese

We consider theoretically an electronic Mach-Zehnder interferometer constructed from quantum Hall edge channels and quantum point contacts, fed with single electrons from a dynamic quantum dot source. By considering the energy dependence of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2021-09-16 Clarissa J. Barratt , Sungguen Ryu , Lewis A. Clark , H. -S. Sim , Masaya Kataoka , Clive Emary

Atom interferometry relies on the separation and recombination of atom wavepackets. When the two paths overlap perfectly at the end of the interferometer, the phase is insensitive to the atomic velocity distribution. Here, we show that,…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2020-06-26 Léo Morel , Zhibin Yao , Pierre Cladé , Saïda Guellati-Khélifa

In order to increase the measured phase of an atom interferometer and improve its sensitivity, researchers attempt to increase the enclosed space-time area using two methods: creating larger separations between the interferometer arms and…

We realize a Mach-Zehnder-type dual-atom-interferometer gyroscope with an interrogation arm of 40 cm length and the interference area up to 1.2 cm$^2$. The precise angular alignment of the large-scale separated Raman lasers is demonstrated…

Atom interferometry has become one of the most powerful technologies for precision measurements. To develop simple, precise, and versatile atom interferometers for inertial sensing, we demonstrate an atom interferometer measuring…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-02-13 Xuejian Wu , Fei Zi , Jordan Dudley , Ryan J. Bilotta , Philip Canoza , Holger Müller