Atom interferometry using wave packets with constant spatial displacements

A standing-wave light-pulse sequence is demonstrated that places atoms into a superposition of wave packets with precisely controlled displacements that remain constant for times as long as 1 s. The separated wave packets are subsequently recombined, resulting in atom interference patterns that prob...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Su, Edward Joseph, Wu, Saijun, Prentiss, Mara G.
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: American Physical Society 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58746