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Double Bragg Interferometry.

Authors :
Ahlers H
Müntinga H
Wenzlawski A
Krutzik M
Tackmann G
Abend S
Gaaloul N
Giese E
Roura A
Kuhl R
Lämmerzahl C
Peters A
Windpassinger P
Sengstock K
Schleich WP
Ertmer W
Rasel EM
Source :
Physical review letters [Phys Rev Lett] 2016 Apr 29; Vol. 116 (17), pp. 173601. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Apr 25.
Publication Year :
2016

Abstract

We employ light-induced double Bragg diffraction of delta-kick collimated Bose-Einstein condensates to create three symmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometers. They rely on (i) first-order, (ii) two successive first-order, and (iii) second-order processes which demonstrate the scalability of the corresponding momentum transfer. With respect to devices based on conventional Bragg scattering, these symmetric interferometers double the scale factor and feature a better suppression of noise and systematic uncertainties intrinsic to the diffraction process. Moreover, we utilize these interferometers as tiltmeters for monitoring their inclination with respect to gravity.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1079-7114
Volume :
116
Issue :
17
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Physical review letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
27176520
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.173601