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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

Using a three-path contrast interferometer (CI) geometry and laser-pulse diffraction gratings, we create the first matter-wave interferometer with ytterbium (Yb) atoms. We present advances in contrast interferometry relevant to…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-01-15 Alan O. Jamison , Benjamin Plotkin-Swing , Subhadeep Gupta

The detection of high-frequency gravitational waves around kHz is critical to understanding the physics of binary neutron star mergers. A new interferometer design has been proposed in [Phys. Rev. X {\bf 13}, 021019 (2023)], featuring an…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2023-11-29 Xinyao Guo , Teng Zhang , Denis Martynov , Haixing Miao

An atom interferometer using a Bose-Einstein condensate of $^{87}$Rb atoms is utilized for the measurement of magnetic field gradients. Composite optical pulses are used to construct a spatially symmetric Mach-Zehnder geometry. Using a…

We present an atom interferometry technique in which the beamsplitter is split into two separate operations. A microwave pulse first creates a spin-state superposition, before optical adiabatic passage spatially separates the arms of that…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2018-08-01 Matt Jaffe , Victoria Xu , Philipp Haslinger , Holger Müller , Paul Hamilton

In this paper, we report the model and the experimental demonstration of a new optical resonator formed by inserting a Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) in a closed fiber loop. The spectral characteristics of the ring depend on the reflectivity of…

We propose high-contrast Mach-Zehnder atom interferometers based on double Bragg diffraction (DBD) operating under external acceleration. To mitigate differential Doppler shifts and experimental imperfections, we introduce a tri-frequency…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-28 Rui Li , Víctor José Martínez-Lahuerta , Naceur Gaaloul , Klemens Hammerer

We present a compact and transportable inertial sensor for precision sensing of rotations and accelerations. The sensor consists of a dual Mach-Zehnder-type atom interferometer operated with laser-cooled $^{87}$Rb. Raman processes are…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 T. Müller , M. Gilowski , M. Zaiser , T. Wendrich , W. Ertmer , E. M. Rasel

It is shown that even in the case of a negligibly small change in the gradient of the gravitational field of the mass source in the axial direction, the dependence of this gradient in the radial direction leads to a systematic error in…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2022-06-22 B. Dubetsky

We present a systematic approach to determine all relativistic phases up to $\mathcal{O}(c^{-2})$ in light-pulse atom interferometers in weakly curved spacetime that are based on elastic scattering, namely Bragg diffraction and Bloch…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-02-08 Michael Werner , Philip K. Schwartz , Jan-Niclas Kirsten-Siemß , Naceur Gaaloul , Domenico Giulini , Klemens Hammerer

In this paper we propose a new optical ring resonator with a very high Q-factor, to be used as a basic element in a wide range of physics and engineering applications. We theoretically demonstrate that in large size conventional ring…

Optics · Physics 2013-07-16 C. E. Campanella , C. Ciminelli , M. N. Armenise

A majority of ultracold atom experiments utilize resonant absorption imaging techniques to obtain the atomic density. To make well-controlled quantitative measurements, the optical intensity of the probe beam must be precisely calibrated in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-05-15 Emine Altuntas , Ian B. Spielman

We demonstrate the design of a matterwave interferometer to measure acceleration in one dimension with high precision. The system we base this on consists of ultracold atoms in an optical lattice potential created by interfering laser…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-02 Liang-Ying Chih , Murray Holland

Dielectric resonators are employed to build state-of-the-art low-noise and high- stability oscillators operating at room and cryogenic temperatures. A resonator temperature coefficient of frequency is one criterion of performance. This…

Optics is limited in the 'ray-approximation'-inclusion of wave properties result in additional phenomena and applications; interferometers and diffraction gratings are two manifestations of such non-geometric, physical optics. Incidentally,…

General Physics · Physics 2018-05-18 Leizhi Wang , Michael Wescott , Ming Yin , David Tanner , Timir Datta

Bloch oscillations of atoms in optical lattices are a powerful technique that can boost the sensitivity of atom interferometers to a wide range of signals by large momentum transfer. To leverage this method to its full potential, an…

Recently, the configuration using atomic interferometers (AIs) had been suggested for the detection of gravitational waves. A new AI with some additional laser pulses for implementing large momentum transfer was also put forward, in order…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-10-20 Biao Tang , Baocheng Zhang , Lin Zhou , Jin Wang , Mingsheng Zhan

Low-phase-noise and pure-spectrum Raman light is vital for high-precision atom interferometry by two-photon Raman transition. A preferred and prevalent solution for Raman light generation is electro-optic phase modulation. However, phase…

Recently, a number of reconstruction algorithms have been presented for residual strain tomography from Bragg-edge neutron transmission measurements. In this paper, we examine whether strain tomography can also be achieved from diffraction…

Computational Physics · Physics 2020-01-29 A. W. T. Gregg , J. N. Hendriks , C. M. Wensrich , V. Luzin , A. Wills

Inertial sensors relying on atom interferometry offer a breakthrough advance in a variety of applications, such as inertial navigation, gravimetry or ground- and space-based tests of fundamental physics. These instruments require a quiet…