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This article theoretically proposes a new dual interferometer technique to accurately calibrate two laser frequencies simultaneously using four-wave mixing in an alkali metal vapor cell. The two frequency-calibrated lasers are mixed to…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2025-07-08 Sreeshna Subhash , Greeshma Gopinath , Sankar Davuluri

Intense laser fields have been proposed as a means to generate light-induced gravitational effects, providing a novel approach to investigate gravity and its coupling to electromagnetism in a controlled laboratory setting. In this article,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-06-09 F. Fillion-Gourdeau , S. MacLean

We demonstrate a high data-rate light-pulse atom interferometer for measuring acceleration. The device is optimized to operate at rates between 50 Hz to 330 Hz with sensitivities of 0.57 {\mu}g/rtHz to 36.7 {\mu}g/rtHz, respectively. Our…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-01-06 Hayden J. McGuinness , Akash V. Rakholia , Grant W. Biedermann

Absolute gravimeters deliver drift-free, high-precision measurements but are typically bulky and difficult to deploy, whereas relative gravimeters are lightweight and mobile but intrinsically limited by time-dependent drift. We demonstrate…

With the advent of high-precision frequency combs that can bridge large frequency intervals, new possibilities have opened up for the laser spectroscopy of atomic transitions. Here, we show that laser spectroscopic techniques can also be…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 W. Quint , B. Nikoobakht , U. D. Jentschura

The Newtonian constant of gravitation $G$ historically has the largest relative uncertainty over all other fundamental constants with some discrepancies in values between different measurements. We propose a new scheme to measure $G$ by…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2020-03-02 Akio Kawasaki

A methodology is introduced that enables an absolute, quantum-limited measurement of sub-wavelength interferometric displacements. The technique utilizes a high-frequency optical path modulation within an interferometer operated in a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-02-12 Valérian Thiel , Pu Jian , Claude Fabre , Nicolas Treps , Jonathan Roslund

We present a novel atom interferometer configuration that combines large momentum transfer with the enhancement of an optical resonator for the purpose of measuring gravitational strain in the horizontal directions. Using Bragg diffraction…

In this paper we present a short overview of atom interferometry based on light pulses. We discuss different implementations and their applications for high precision measurements. We will focus on the determination of the ratio h/m of the…

Atomic interferometers have been studied as a promising device for precise sensing of external fields. Among various configurations, a particular configuration with a butterfly-shaped geometry has been designed to sensitively probe field…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-11-26 Changhun Oh , Hyukjoon Kwon , Liang Jiang , M. S. Kim

We herein report a simultaneous frequency stabilization of two 780-nm external cavity diode lasers using a precision wavelength meter (WLM). The laser lock performance is characterized by the Allan deviation measurement in which we find…

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

In a recent letter, Brunner and Simon propose an interferometric scheme using imaginary weak values with a frequency-domain analysis to outperform standard interferometry in longitudinal phase shifts [N. Brunner and C. Simon, Phys. Rev.…

This work establishes a high-precision relativistic theoretical model: start from studying finite speed of light effect based on a coordinate transformation, and further extend the research methods to analyze the overall relativistic…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2019-06-12 Ya-jie Wang , Yu-Jie Tan , Cheng-Gang Shao

We use Bloch oscillations to transfer coherently many photon momenta to atoms. Then we can measure accurately the ratio h/m_Rb and deduce the fine structure constant alpha. The velocity variation due to the Bloch oscillations is measured…

We report a test of the universality of free fall (UFF) related to spin-gravity coupling effects by comparing the gravity acceleration of the $^{87}$Rb atoms in $m_F=+1$ versus that in $m_F=-1$, where the corresponding spin orientations are…

Refined constraints on chameleon theories are calculated for atom-interferometry experiments, using a numerical approach consisting in solving for a four-region model the static and spherically symmetric Klein-Gordon equation for the…

Cosmology and Nongalactic Astrophysics · Physics 2016-06-01 Sandrine Schlogel , Sebastien Clesse , Andre Fuzfa

We study gradient magnetometry with an ensemble of atoms with arbitrary spin. We calculate precision bounds for estimating the gradient of the magnetic field based on the quantum Fisher information. For quantum states that are invariant…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-06-08 Iagoba Apellaniz , Inigo Urizar-Lanz , Zoltan Zimboras , Philipp Hyllus , Geza Toth

Recently, gravity has been highlighted as a crucial constraint for state estimation to alleviate potential vertical drift. Existing online gravity estimation methods rely on pose estimation combined with IMU measurements, which is…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-02-24 Chiyun Noh , Wooseong Yang , Minwoo Jung , Sangwoo Jung , Ayoung Kim

We propose a measurement of laser-induced vacuum birefringence through the use of pulsed lasers coupled to femtosecond optical enhancement cavities. This measurement technique features cavity-enhanced pump and probe pulses, as well as an…

Optics · Physics 2025-05-05 R. G. Bullis , U. D. Jentschura , D. C. Yost
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