Atom Wave Interferometer

Abstract

Using fabricated transmission gratings as optical elements for the matter waves, we are constructing an atom interferometer which will physically separate atom waves before recombining them. Atom interferometers will be useful in studies of atomic properties, tests of basic quantum physics, for metrology, as a rotation sensor, and perhaps ultimately as devices to make ultra-small structures using atom holograms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 05, 1991
Accession Number
ADA234863

Entities

People

  • Bruce G. Oldaker
  • Chris R. Ekstrom
  • David Keith
  • David Pritchard
  • Quentin Turchette

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atomic Beams
  • Atoms
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Holograms
  • Intensity
  • Measurement
  • Metrology
  • Military Research
  • Physics
  • Quantum Electrodynamics
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Rotation
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Standing Waves
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing