Title :
Effect of interatomic separation and spatial spread of individual atoms in a collective state interferometer
Author :
Sarkar, Rituparna ; Kim, May E. ; Yanfei Tu ; Shahriar, Selim
Author_Institution :
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We establish the precise role of interatomic distance and the irrelevance of free propagation broadening of atomic wavepacket in determining the fidelity of collective excitation in an ensemble based atom interferometer with high Compton frequency.
Keywords :
Compton effect; atom optics; excited states; light interferometry; radiation pressure; Compton frequency; atomic spatial spreading; atomic wavepacket; collective state interferometer; ensemble-based atom interferometer; interatomic distance; interatomic separation effect; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Atomic clocks; Atomic measurements; Gyroscopes; Laser excitation; Sagnac interferometers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
