Title :
A cold atom interferometer for high precision measurements
Author :
Yver, F. ; Landragin, A. ; Dimarcq, N. ; Clairon, A. ; Holleville, D. ; Cheinet, P. ; Bouyer, P. ; Salomon, Christophe ; Bordé, C.
Author_Institution :
Obs. de Paris, France
Abstract :
We build a cold atom interferometer to be used as high precision inertial sensor. Our setup is sensitive both to rotations and accelerations. The interferometer configuration is similar to an optical Mach-Zehnder interferometer, and it uses stimulated Raman transitions to manipulate the atomic wave packets (total interferometer time of 90 ms).
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; acceleration measurement; atom optics; laser cooling; particle interferometry; stimulated Raman scattering; 90 ms; acceleration sensor; atomic wave packets; cold atom interferometer; high precision inertial sensor; optical Mach-Zehnder interferometer; rotation sensor; stimulated Raman transitions; Acceleration; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Geophysical measurements; Gyroscopes; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical propagation; Stability;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314166
