DocumentCode
1682928
Title
Large area Sagnac interferometer based on laser-cooled atoms
Author
Tackmann, G. ; Schubert, C. ; Berg, P. ; Abend, S. ; Ertmer, W. ; Rasel, E.M.
Author_Institution
Inst. fur Quantenopt., Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Univ. Hannover, Hannover, Germany
fYear
2012
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We present a high resolution atom interferometer gyroscope based on stimulated Raman transitions of neutral atoms. Employing three separate interaction zones allows to enlarge the signal while maintaining high compactness.
Keywords
Sagnac interferometers; atom optics; gyroscopes; laser cooling; Sagnac interferometer; high resolution atom interferometer gyroscope; laser-cooled atoms; neutral atoms; stimulated Raman transitions; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Gyroscopes; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Optical interferometry; Sagnac interferometers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-1839-6
Type
conf
Filename
6326773
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