Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 11, 1106019(2023)

Realization of the 6Li Cold Atom Interferometer and Precise Measurement of Recoil Frequency

Yang Rui1, Liang Zhang1, Chunyang Duan1, Pengyue Liu1, Shichuan Yu1, Yuelong Wu1,2、*, and Haibin Wu1,2
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
  • 2Institute of Quantum Science and Precision Measurement, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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    Diagram of preparation of low-temperature atom sample. (a) The 671 nm MOT and the energy level of 2S-2P transition; (b) the 323 nm MOT and the energy level of 2S-3P transition. The atoms are successively trapped by 671 nm MOT and 323 nm MOT, and the 6×107 atoms are obtained at the temperature of 40 μK finally
    Schematic diagrams and results of the state preparation for 6Li atoms. (a)(b) The schematic diagrams of state preparation by pure optical and combination with laser and radio frequency, respectively; (c)(d)(e) the atom distribution before state preparation, after state preparation by pure optical and combination with laser and radio frequency
    The optical path and energy level diagram of Raman beams in atom interferometer, and space-time trajectories of atoms in Ramsey-Bordé interferometers. (a) The σ+-π polarized crossed Raman beams,HWP and QWP are half wave plates and quarter wave plates, respectively, and PMT is a photomultiplier tube; (b) the energy levels and optical frequencies involved in magnetic insensitive Raman transitions; (c) the space-time trajectories of atoms in the up interferometry that ignores gravity; (d) the space-time trajectories of atoms in the low interferometry that ignores gravity, the solid and dashed lines represent the 2 state and 5 state of atoms, respectively, and the arrows represent the direction of effective moment which 2 state gets by pulses
    Interference signal of the 6Li atom interferometer. (a)-(d) The probability of the detecting of 5 state in four conjugated Ramsey Bordé interferometers,each point is the average value of three measurements with the same parameters; (e) closer inspection fringes at 1000-1100 μs under the parameters in Fig.4 (a), this high-frequency oscillation is due to the recoil frequency
    • Table 1. Relative uncertainty budgets for the measurement

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      Table 1. Relative uncertainty budgets for the measurement

      Uncertainty componentVariance
      Magnetic field3.5×10-7
      2.8×10-7
      AC Stark
      Phase fluctuation of fibers5.6×10-8
      Coriolis force<1×10-8
      Single-photon detuning6.3×10-9
      Systematic uncertainty4.5×10-7
      Statistical uncertainty2.0×10-7
      Total uncertainty4.9×10-7
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    Yang Rui, Liang Zhang, Chunyang Duan, Pengyue Liu, Shichuan Yu, Yuelong Wu, Haibin Wu. Realization of the 6Li Cold Atom Interferometer and Precise Measurement of Recoil Frequency[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(11): 1106019

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: May. 12, 2023

    Accepted: May. 23, 2023

    Published Online: Jun. 14, 2023

    The Author Email: Yuelong Wu (ylwu@lps.ecnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP231302

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