Quantum hybrid optomechanical inertial sensing

Abstract

We discuss the design of quantum hybrid inertial sensor that combines an optomechanical inertial sensor with the retroreflector of a cold atom interferometer. This sensor fusion approach provides absolute and high-accuracy measurements with cold atom interferometers, while utilizing the optomechanical inertial sensor at frequencies above the repetition rate of the atom interferometer. This improves the overall measurement bandwidth as well as the robustness and field deployment capabilities of these systems. We evaluate which parameters yield an optimal acceleration sensitivity, from which we anticipate a noise floor at nano- g levels from DC to 1 kHz.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jun 30, 2020
Source ID
10.1364/ao.393060

Entities

People

  • Adam Hines
  • Andrew Schaffer
  • Brian P. Anderson
  • Felipe Guzman
  • L. Richardson

Organizations

  • National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  • National Science Foundation

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing