Title :
High flux atom lasers, interferometry, and the shot noise limit
Author :
Robins, N.P. ; Hope, J.J. ; Haine, S.A. ; Figl, C. ; Dugué, J. ; Jeppesen, M. ; Johnsson, M. ; Close, J.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
In this paper we present experimental results on flux, fluctuations and noise on an atom laser beam and discuss the implications of these measurements to high precision interferometry with atoms.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; atom lasers; atom optics; shot noise; atom laser fluctuations; atom laser flux; high precision interferometry; shot noise limit; Atom lasers; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Laser beams; Laser noise; Noise measurement; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Radio frequency; (120.3180 ) interferometry; (999.9999) atom laser;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4629017
