Velocimetry, cooling and rotation sensing by cold-atom matterwave interferometry

Carey, M.; Elcock, D.; Saywell, J.; Jones, S.; Belal, M.; Freegarde, T.

Carey, M.; Elcock, D.; Saywell, J.; Jones, S.; Belal, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5175-3158; Freegarde, T.. 2017 Velocimetry, cooling and rotation sensing by cold-atom matterwave interferometry. In: Quantum Information and Measurement (QIM) 2017, Paris, France, 5–7 April 2017. QT5C.2.

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Abstract

Interferometric measurement of an atom’s velocity allows, by tailoring the impulse imparted by the matterwave-splitting laser pulses, a velocity-dependent force that cools an atomic sample. Differential measurement reveals the sample’s acceleration and rotation.

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