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- Title
Twin-lattice atom interferometry.
- Authors
Gebbe, Martina; Siemß, Jan-Niclas; Gersemann, Matthias; Müntinga, Hauke; Herrmann, Sven; Lämmerzahl, Claus; Ahlers, Holger; Gaaloul, Naceur; Schubert, Christian; Hammerer, Klemens; Abend, Sven; Rasel, Ernst M.
- Abstract
Inertial sensors based on cold atoms have great potential for navigation, geodesy, or fundamental physics. Similar to the Sagnac effect, their sensitivity increases with the space-time area enclosed by the interferometer. Here, we introduce twin-lattice atom interferometry exploiting Bose-Einstein condensates of rubidium-87. Our method provides symmetric momentum transfer and large areas offering a perspective for future palm-sized sensor heads with sensitivities on par with present meter-scale Sagnac devices. Our theoretical model of the impact of beam splitters on the spatial coherence is highly instrumental for designing future sensors. Atom interferometers can be useful for precision measurement of fundamental constants and sensors of different type. Here the authors demonstrate a compact twin-lattice atom interferometry exploiting Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) of 87 Rb atoms.
- Subjects
SAGNAC effect; INTERFEROMETRY; BOSE-Einstein condensation; MOMENTUM transfer; ATOMS
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-021-22823-8