A modulated mirror for atomic interferometry

  • A novel atomic beam splitter, using reflection of atoms off an evanescent light wave, is investigated theoretically. The intensity or frequency of the light is modulated in order to create sidebands on the reflected de Broglie wave. The weights and phases of the various sidevands are calculated using three different approaches: the Born approximation, a semiclassical path integral approach, and a numerical solution of the time-dependent Schrdinger equation. We show how this modulated mirror could be used to build practical atomic interferometers.

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Author details:Carsten HenkelORCiDGND, Andrew M. Steane, Robin Kaiser, Jean Dalibard
URN:urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-42279
Publication series (Volume number):Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe (paper 102)
Publication type:Postprint
Language:English
Publication year:1994
Publishing institution:Universität Potsdam
Release date:2010/04/29
Source:Journal de Physique 4 (1994) 11, S. 1877-1896
Organizational units:Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Institut für Physik und Astronomie
DDC classification:5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 53 Physik / 530 Physik
License (German):License LogoKeine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz
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The preprint is available at ArXiv.org:
Atomic diffraction by a thin phase grating; In: Journal de Physique. - 4 (1994) 11, S. 1877-1896
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