Large-Momentum-Transfer Atom Interferometers with μrad -Accuracy Using Bragg Diffraction

authored by: J. N. Kirsten-Siemß, F. Fitzek, C. Schubert, E. M. Rasel, N. Gaaloul, K. Hammerer
Abstract: Large-momentum-transfer (LMT) atom interferometers using elastic Bragg scattering on light waves are among the most precise quantum sensors to date. To advance their accuracy from the mrad to the μrad regime, it is necessary to understand the rich phenomenology of the Bragg interferometer, which differs significantly from that of a standard two-mode interferometer. We develop an analytic model for the interferometer signal and demonstrate its accuracy using comprehensive numerical simulations. Our analytic treatment allows the determination of the atomic projection noise limit of a LMT Bragg interferometer and provides the means to saturate this limit. It affords accurate knowledge of the systematic phase errors as well as their suppression by 2 orders of magnitude down to a few μrad using appropriate light-pulse parameters.
Organisation(s): Institute of Theoretical Physics
Institute of Quantum Optics
Quantum Sensing
CRC 1227 Designed Quantum States of Matter (DQ-mat)
External Organisation(s): German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Type: Article
Journal: Physical review letters
Volume: 131
ISSN: 0031-9007
Publication date: 19.07.2023
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Physics and Astronomy(all)
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2208.06647 (Access: Open)
https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.131.033602 (Access: Closed)

BibTeX

@article{a9851e2b173f42c0af257369891dd9f4,
title = "Large-Momentum-Transfer Atom Interferometers with μrad -Accuracy Using Bragg Diffraction",
abstract = "Large-momentum-transfer (LMT) atom interferometers using elastic Bragg scattering on light waves are among the most precise quantum sensors to date. To advance their accuracy from the mrad to the μrad regime, it is necessary to understand the rich phenomenology of the Bragg interferometer, which differs significantly from that of a standard two-mode interferometer. We develop an analytic model for the interferometer signal and demonstrate its accuracy using comprehensive numerical simulations. Our analytic treatment allows the determination of the atomic projection noise limit of a LMT Bragg interferometer and provides the means to saturate this limit. It affords accurate knowledge of the systematic phase errors as well as their suppression by 2 orders of magnitude down to a few μrad using appropriate light-pulse parameters.",
author = "Kirsten-Siem{\ss}, {J. N.} and F. Fitzek and C. Schubert and Rasel, {E. M.} and N. Gaaloul and K. Hammerer",
note = "Funding Information: The results presented here were partially achieved by computations carried out on the cluster system at the Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany. We thank A. Gauguet and S. Loriani for helpful comments on the manuscript. This work was funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) under Germany{\textquoteright}s Excellence Strategy (EXC-2123 QuantumFrontiers Grant No. 390837967), through CRC 1227 (DQ-mat) within Projects No. A05, No. B07, as well as No. B09, and QuantERA Project No. 499225223 (SQUEIS), and the German Space Agency (DLR) with funds provided by the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) from an enactment of the German Bundestag under Grant No. DLR 50WM1952 (QUANTUS-V-Fallturm), 50WP1700 (BECCAL), 50NA1957 (QGYRO), 50NA2106 (), 50WM2250A (QUANTUS-plus), 50WM2245A (CAL-II), 50WM2263A (CARIOQA-GE), 50WM2253A (AI-quadrat). We furthermore acknowledge financial support from “Nieders{\"a}chsisches Vorab” through “F{\"o}rderung von Wissenschaft und Technik in Forschung und Lehre” for the initial funding of research in the new DLR-SI Institute. ",
year = "2023",
month = jul,
day = "19",
doi = "10.48550/arXiv.2208.06647",
language = "English",
volume = "131",
journal = "Physical review letters",
issn = "0031-9007",
publisher = "American Physical Society",
number = "3",
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