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We have performed a principle-proof-experiment of a magneto-optical diffraction (MOD) technique that requires no energy level splitting by homogeneous magnetic field and a circularly polarized optical lattice, avoiding system errors in an…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2013-11-05 Yueyang Zhai , Peng Zhang , Xuzong Chen , Guangjiong Dong , Xiaoji Zhou

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

We have performed a precision atomic interferometry experiment on testing the universality of free fall (UFF) considering atoms' spin degree of freedom. Our experiment employs the Bragg atom interferometer with $^{87}$Rb atoms either in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-06-01 Ke Zhang , Min-Kang Zhou , Yuan Cheng , Le-Le Chen , Qin Luo , Wen-Jie Xu , Lu-Shuai Cao , Xiao-Chun Duan , Zhong-Kun Hu

We demonstrate a high performance AOM based bi-frequency interferometer, which can realize either beating or beating free interference for single photon level quantum state. Visibility and optical efficiency of the interferometer are (99.5…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-31 Wenqi Li , Qiqi Deng , Xueshi Guo , Xiaoying Li

In a retroreflective scheme atomic Raman diffraction adopts some of the properties of Bragg diffraction due to additional couplings to off-resonant momenta. As a consequence, double Raman diffraction has to be performed in a Bragg-type…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-09-08 Sabrina Hartmann , Jens Jenewein , Sven Abend , Albert Roura , Enno Giese

Optimal measurement scheme with an efficient data processing is important in quantum-enhanced interferometry. Here we prove that for a general binary outcome measurement, the simplest data processing based on inverting the average signal…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-07-11 X. M. Feng , G. R. Jin , W. Yang

Optical transition radiation interferometry (OTRI) has been shown to be a very useful technique to measure the divergence of electron beams with energies in the range of 15-100 MeV. However, application of this method to low energy or very…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 A. G. Shkvarunets , R. B. Fiorito , P. G. O'Shea

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

High-fidelity Bragg pulses are an indispensable tool for state-of-the-art atom interferometry experiments. In this paper, we introduce an analytic theory for such pulses. Our theory is based on the pivotal insight that the physics of Bragg…

We theoretically consider the effect of the atomic source's momentum width on the efficiency of Bragg mirrors and beamsplitters and, more generally, on the phase sensitivity of Bragg pulse atom interferometers. By numerical optimization, we…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-02-15 Stuart S. Szigeti , John E. Debs , Joseph J. Hope , Nicholas P. Robins , John D. Close

We construct a Mach-Zehnder interferometer using Bose-Einstein condensed rubidium atoms and optical Bragg diffraction. In contrast to interferometers based on normal diffraction, where only a small percentage of the atoms contribute to the…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-31 Yoshio Torii , Yoichi Suzuki , Mikio Kozuma , Takahiro Kuga , Lu Deng , E. W. Hagley

Antiferromagnetism of ultracold fermions in an optical lattice can be detected by Bragg diffraction of light, in analogy to the diffraction of neutrons from solid state materials. A finite sublattice magnetization will lead to a Bragg peak…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2010-01-26 T. A. Corcovilos , S. K. Baur , J. M. Hitchcock , E. J. Mueller , R. G. Hulet

We present an analytic theory of the diffraction of (matter) waves by a lattice in the "quasi-Bragg" regime, by which we mean the transition region between the long-interaction Bragg and "channelling" regimes and the short-interaction…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2008-02-08 Holger Mueller , Sheng-wey Chiow , Steven Chu

Interference is a powerful tool for measuring and control. In M\"ossbauer science, interference effects are essential to most applications, due to the coherent scattering nature. However, M\"ossbauer interferometry remains challenging, due…

Phase diffusion represents a crucial obstacle towards the implementation of high precision interferometric measurements and phase shift based communication channels. Here we present a nearly optimal interferometric scheme based on homodyne…

Strontium clock atom interferometry is a promising new technique, with multiple experiments under development to explore its potential for dark matter and gravitational wave detection. In these detectors, large momentum transfer (LMT) using…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-06-21 Zilin Chen , Garrett Louie , Yiping Wang , Tejas Deshpande , Tim Kovachy

A magnetic field gradient applied to an atom interferometer induces a $M$-dependent phase shift which results in a series of decays and revivals of the fringe visibility. Using our lithium atom interferometer based on Bragg laser…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-08-16 Marion Jacquey , Alain Miffre , Matthias Büchner , Gérard Trénec , Jacques Vigué

The advantages of convergent beam electron diffraction for symmetry determination at the scale of a few nm are well known. In practice, the approach is often limited due to the restriction on the angular range of the electron beam imposed…

Materials Science · Physics 2013-07-09 Richard Beanland , Paul J. Thomas , David I. Woodward , Pamela A. Thomas , Rudolf A. Roemer

A method for mitigating the readout delay characteristic of Bragg-based atom interferometry is presented, utilizing an asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer sequence to generate spatial fringes that are read out while still overlapped. The…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-02-20 P. B. Wigley , K. S. Hardman , C. Freier , P. J. Everitt , S. Legge , P. Manju , J. D. Close , N. P. Robins

It is proposed to use rectangular Raman pulses for the technique of sequantial large momentum transfer. It is shown that the small parameters that make it possible to use this technology for precision atom interferometry can be 40--200…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2023-12-19 B. Dubetsky