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Large scale atom interferometers promise unrivaled strain sensitivity to midband (0.1 - 10 Hz) gravitational waves, and will probe a new parameter space in the search for ultra-light scalar dark matter. These atom interferometers require a…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2020-12-14 R. Nourshargh , S. Lellouch , S. Hedges , M. Langlois , K. Bongs , M. Holynski

A new technique for maintaining high contrast in an atom interferometer is used to measure large de Broglie wave phase shifts. Dependence of an interaction induced phase on the atoms' velocity is compensated by applying an engineered…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-10 Tony D. Roberts , Alexander D. Cronin , Martin V. Tiberg , David E. Pritchard

We describe an ultra-compact ($\sim 10$ cm$^3$ physics package) inertial sensor based on atomic matter waves that are guided within an optical lattice during almost the entire interferometer cycle. We demonstrate large momentum transfer…

We report simultaneous conjugate Ramsey-Bord\'e interferometers with a sample of low-mass (lithium-7) atoms at 50 times the recoil temperature. We optically pump the atoms to a magnetically insensitive state using the $2S_{1/2} - 2P_{1/2}$…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2017-06-20 Kayleigh Cassella , Eric Copenhaver , Brian Estey , Yanying Feng , Chen Lai , Holger Müller

We experimentally demonstrate two multidimensional atom interferometers capable of measuring both the magnitude and direction of applied inertial forces. These interferometers do not rely on the ubiquitous light-pulses of traditional atom…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-06-10 Catie LeDesma , Kendall Mehling , Murray Holland

We propose a scheme to significantly enhance the sensitivity of atom-interferometry performed with Bose-Einstein condensates. When a two-photon Raman transition is used to split the condensate into two modes, some information about the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-02-04 S. A. Haine

We present a Raman atom interferometer using large momentum transfer without reversing the direction of the effective wavevector ($k$-reversal). More specifically, we use a microwave $\pi$/2 pulse to manipulate the spin state of $^{87}$Rb…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-07-21 Guanchen Peng , Bryony Lanigan , R. Shah , J. Lim , A. Kaushik , J. P. Cotter , E. A. Hinds , B. E. Sauer

To advance precise inertial navigation, we present a compact quantum sensor which is based on novel quantum phenomenon of the angular Bloch oscillations and measures solely the angular acceleration of slow external rotation. We investigate…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-02-07 Bernd Konrad , Maxim Efremov

Advancements in the experimental toolbox of cold atoms have enabled the meticulous control of atomic Bloch oscillation within optical lattices, thereby enhancing the capabilities of gravity interferometers. This work delves into the impact…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2024-02-23 Guoling Yin , Chi-Kin Lai , Nana Chang , Yi Liang , Dekai Mao , Xiaoji Zhou

We investigate the mutiphoton process between different Bloch states in an amplitude modulated optical lattice. In the experiment, we perform the modulation with more than one frequency components, which includes a high degree of freedom…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-04-14 Linxiao Niu , Dong Hu , Shengjie Jin , Xiangyu Dong , Xuzong Chen , Xiaoji Zhou

Floquet engineering offers a compelling approach for designing the time evolution of periodically driven systems. We implement a periodic atom-light coupling to realize Floquet atom optics on the strontium ${}^1\!S_0\,\text{-}\, {}^3\!P_1$…

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 present a pair of simultaneous conjugate Ramsey-Borde atom interferometers (SCI) using large (20\hbar k)-momentum transfer (LMT) beam splitters, where \hbar k is the photon momentum. Simultaneous operation allows for common-mode…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-07-29 Sven Herrmann , Sheng-wey Chiow , Steven Chu , Holger Mueller

In this paper we describe and compare different methods used for accurate determination of forces acting on matter-wave packets in optical lattices. The quantum interference nature responsible for the production of both Bloch oscillations…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2013-01-15 M. G. Tarallo , A. Alberti , N. Poli , M. L. Chiofalo , F. -Y. Wang , G. M. Tino

We report the experimental realization of a new kind of optical lattice for ultra-cold atoms where arbitrarily large separation between the sites can be achieved without renouncing to the stability of ordinary lattices. Two collinear…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2021-07-14 L. Masi , T. Petrucciani , G. Ferioli , G. Semeghini , G. Modugno , M. Inguscio , M. Fattori

The splitting of matter-waves into a superposition of spatially separated states is a fundamental tool for studying the basic tenets of quantum mechanics and other theories, as well as a building block for numerous technological…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2012-11-02 Shimon Machluf , Yonathan Japha , Ron Folman

We present a new scheme of compact atomic gravimeter based on atom interferometry. Atoms are maintained against gravity using a sequence of coherent accelerations performed by the Bloch oscillations technique. We demonstrate a sensitivity…

A semiconductor superlattice with hot electron injection into the miniband is considered. The injection changes the stationary distribution function and results in a qualitative change of the frequency behaviour of the differential…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2009-11-07 D. A. Ryndyk , N. V. Demarina , J. Keller , E. Schomburg

We use Bloch oscillations to accelerate coherently Rubidium atoms. The variation of the velocity induced by this acceleration is an integer number times the recoil velocity due to the absorption of one photon. The measurement of the…

We demonstrate a closed-loop light-pulse atom interferometer inertial sensor that can realize continuous decoupled measurements of acceleration and rotation rate. The sensor operates with double-loop atom interferometers, which share the…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2024-04-16 Zhi-Xin Meng , Pei-Qiang Yan , Sheng-Zhe Wang , Xiao-Jie Li , Hong-bo Xue , Yan-Ying Feng