TY - JOUR
T1 - Demonstration of a continuously guided atomic interferometer by single-zone optical excitation
AU - Shahriar, M. S.
AU - Pradhan, P.
AU - Tan, Y.
AU - Jheeta, M.
AU - Morzinski, J.
AU - Hemmer, P. R.
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - We demonstrate an atomic interferometer in which the atom passes through a single-zone optical beam consisting of a pair of bichromatic counterpropagating fields. During the passage, the atomic wave packets in two distinct internal states trace out split trajectories, guided by the optical beams, with the amplitude and spread of each wave packet varying continuously, producing fringes that can reach a visibility close to unity. Theoretically, the rotation sensitivity of this continuous interferometer (CI) can be comparable to that of the Borde-Chu interferometer. The relative simplicity of the CI makes it a potentially better candidate for practical applications.
AB - We demonstrate an atomic interferometer in which the atom passes through a single-zone optical beam consisting of a pair of bichromatic counterpropagating fields. During the passage, the atomic wave packets in two distinct internal states trace out split trajectories, guided by the optical beams, with the amplitude and spread of each wave packet varying continuously, producing fringes that can reach a visibility close to unity. Theoretically, the rotation sensitivity of this continuous interferometer (CI) can be comparable to that of the Borde-Chu interferometer. The relative simplicity of the CI makes it a potentially better candidate for practical applications.
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U2 - 10.1364/JOSAB.22.001566
DO - 10.1364/JOSAB.22.001566
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:22944457833
SN - 0740-3224
VL - 22
SP - 1566
EP - 1570
JO - Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
JF - Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics
IS - 7
ER -