Atom Interferometry

Abstract

We are developing new measurement techniques using coherent atom optics (such as beam-splitters, mirrors and lenses) to manipulate matter waves. We operate an atom interferometer, which splits deBroglie waves of matter into two physically separate paths and then recombines the waves to make interference fringes of matter. By measuring the contrast and phase of these interference fringes, our experiments are extremely sensitive to any interactions affecting the atoms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 27, 2001
Accession Number
ADA397658

Entities

People

  • David E. Pritchard

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Contrast
  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Frequency
  • Interferometers
  • Interferometry
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Phase Shift
  • Physics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Mechanics
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.