Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 11, 1106024(2023)

Large-Momentum-Transfer Atom Interferometer Based on Top-Hat Composite Light Pulse

Xiaoli Chen1,2, Sibin Lu1, Zhanwei Yao1, Min Jiang1, Shaokang Li1, Runbing Li1,3,4、*, Jin Wang1,3,4, and Mingsheng Zhan1,3,4
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  • 1Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, Hubei, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Hefei National Laboratory, Hefei 230094, Anhui, China
  • 4Wuhan Institute of Quantum Technology, Wuhan 430206, Hubei, China
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    Herein, we propose a scheme for developing a large-momentum-transfer atom interferometer based on the top-hat composite light pulse technique. Additionally, we analyze the contrast and phase noise using a theoretical model of the sensitivity function of the proposed atom interferometer. A top-hat composite light pulse is used to simulate calculations based on the atom interferometer. We confirm that compared with a Gaussian beam, a top-hat composite light pulse can improve the consistency of atom cloud transitions and increase the contrast of atom interference fringes. By designing symmetrical and reversed composite pulse sequences, the phase noise and vibration noise in the time interval and free evolution process of multipulse action can be suppressed. The numerical simulation results show that the sensitivity of the proposed atom interferometer using a top-hat composite light pulse increases by one order of magnitude compared with that using a Gaussian beam. Moreover, the proposed atom interferometer achieves satisfactory suppression of external technical noise.

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    Xiaoli Chen, Sibin Lu, Zhanwei Yao, Min Jiang, Shaokang Li, Runbing Li, Jin Wang, Mingsheng Zhan. Large-Momentum-Transfer Atom Interferometer Based on Top-Hat Composite Light Pulse[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(11): 1106024

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Mar. 13, 2023

    Accepted: May. 8, 2023

    Published Online: Jun. 14, 2023

    The Author Email: Li Runbing (rbli@wipm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP230846

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