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The precise estimation of the gravitational acceleration is important for various disciplines. We consider making such an estimation using quantum optics. A Mach-Zehnder interferometer in an "optical fountain" type arrangement is considered…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-02-06 S. Y. Chen , T. C. Ralph

We numerically study the classical and quantum dynamics of an atomic bright soliton in a highly-elongated one-dimensional harmonic trap with a Gaussian barrier. In the regime of the recent experiment by Dyke {\it et al.}, the system…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2012-05-01 A. D. Martin , J. Ruostekoski

We present an experiment where we tune the decoherence in a quantum interferometer using one of the simplest object available in the physic of quantum conductors : an ohmic contact. For that purpose, we designed an electronic Mach-Zehnder…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 P. Roulleau , F. Portier , P. Roche , A. Cavanna , G. Faini , U. Gennser , D. Mailly

We use a novel scanning electron Mach-Zehnder interferometer constructed in a conventional transmission electron microscope to perform inelastic interferometric imaging with free electrons. An electron wave function is prepared in two paths…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2022-04-20 Cameron W. Johnson , Amy E. Turner , F. Javier García de Abajo , Benjamin J. McMorran

In this work we investigate the problem of simultaneous estimation of phases using generalised three- and four-mode Mach-Zehnder interferometer. In our setup, we assume that the phases are placed in each of the modes in the interferometer,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-02 Marcin Markiewicz , Mahasweta Pandit , Wieslaw Laskowski

Interferometers are essential tools to measure and shape optical fields, and are widely used in optical metrology, sensing, laser physics, and quantum mechanics. They superimpose waves with a mutual phase delay, resulting in a change in…

We study the propagation of cold-atom wave packets in an interferometer with a Mach-Zehnder topology based on the dynamical phase of Bloch oscillation in a weakly forced optical lattice with a narrow potential barrier that functions as a…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2011-12-13 Uri London , Omri Gat

Here, the influence of resonance photon-atom scattering on the atom interference pattern at the exit of a three-grating Mach-Zehnder interferometer is studied. It is assumed that the scattering process does not destroy the atomic wave…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-10-19 M. Bozic , D. Arsenovic , A. S. Sanz , M. Davidovic

We review the conceptual problems in quantum mechanics on a fundamental level. It is shown that the proposed model of extended electrons and a clear understanding of rotations in three dimensional space solve a large part of these problems,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-01-11 Werner A. Hofer

In this article, we introduce a universal simulator covering all regimes of matter wave light-pulse elastic scattering. Applied to atom interferometry as a study case, this simulator solves the atom-light diffraction problem in the elastic…

Recent advances in quantum photonics have enabled increasingly robust protocols in optical phase estimation, achieving precisions beyond the standard quantum limit and approaching the Heisenberg limit. While intrinsic losses hinder the…

Atom interferometry is an exciting tool to probe fundamental physics. It is considered especially apt to test the universality of free fall by using two different sorts of atoms. The increasing sensitivity required for this kind of…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2014-08-19 Alexander Milke , André Kubelka-Lange , Norman Gürlebeck , Benny Rievers , Sven Herrmann , Thilo Schuldt , Claus Braxmaier

One of the fundamental problems with the interpretation of Quantum Mechanics, according to Bohr, is the fact that "our usual description of physical phenomena is based entirely on the idea that the phenomena concerned may be observed…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2011-01-26 J. G. Oliveira Junior , J. G. Peixoto de Faria , M. C. Nemes

We experimentally realize quantum Hall Mach-Zehnder interferometer which operates far beyond the equilibrium. The operation of the interferometer is based on allowed intra-edge elastic transitions within the same Landau sublevel in the…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-28 E. V. Deviatov , A. Ganczarczyk , A. Lorke , G. Biasiol , L. Sorba

We discuss complementarity and uncertainty in a gedanken Which-Way (Welcher-Weg) experiment in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Although a Welcher-Weg measurement can be performed with only a negligible amount of momentum change in the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Ludwin , Y. Ben-Aryeh , A. Mann

We present a strong field theory of matter wave splitting in the presence of various gravitational, inertial and trapping potentials. The effect of these potentials on the resonance condition (between the splitting potential and the…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-09-29 Charles Antoine , Christian J. Borde

Following earlier applications of weak measurement to new cases (Part I), we proceed to explore its temporal peculiarities. We analyze an idealized experiment in which weak which-path measurements do not prevent consecutive weak…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-23 Yakir Aharonov , Eliahu Cohen , Avshalom C. Elitzur

The study of quantum phase transitions requires the preparation of a many-body system near its ground state, a challenging task for many experimental systems. The measurement of quench dynamics, on the other hand, is now a routine practice…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-09-13 Paraj Titum , Joseph T. Iosue , James R. Garrison , Alexey V. Gorshkov , Zhe-Xuan Gong

Originally conceived as a gedankenexperiment, an apparatus consisting of two Stern--Gerlach apparatuses joined in an inverted manner touched on the fundamental question of the reversibility of evolution in quantum mechanics. Theoretical…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-07-02 Mikołaj M. Paraniak , Berthold-Georg Englert

Cold-atom interferometry is a powerful tool for high-precision measurements of the quantum properties of atoms, many-body interactions and gravity. Further enhancement of sensitivity and reduction of complexity of these devices are crucial…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2012-02-23 Jovana Petrovic , Ivan Herrera , Pietro Lombardi , Francesco S. Cataliotti