Atom interferometry enabled the realization of precision tests of the WEP that were previously performed only with macroscopic classical masses. As will be clear from the data reported in this review, the sensitivity of atomic experiments did not reach yet the one of the classical experiments but ...
Atom interferometry is now reaching maturity as a powerful art with many applications in modern science. In this review we first describe the basic tools for coherent atom optics including diffraction by nanostructures and laser light, three-grating interferometers, and double wells on AtomChips. ...
atom interferometryWe review the tantalising prospect that the first evidence for the dark energy driving the observed acceleration of the Universe on giga-parsec scales may be found through metre scale laboratory based atom interferometry experiments. To do that, we first introduce the idea that ...
In this paper, we present a brief overview of atom interferometry. This field of research has developed very rapidly since 1991. Atom and light wave interferometers present some similarities but there are very important differences in the tools used to m
Writing in a commentary that accompanies the Sandia group’s paper in Physical Review Letters, Carlos Garrido Alzar of the Paris Observatory in France draws an analogy with optical interferometry. Existing atomic devices, he says, operate like a laser – a coherent source of light – whereas usin...
Here, we introduce twin-lattice atom interferometry exploiting Bose-Einstein condensates of rubidium-87. Our method provides symmetric momentum transfer and large areas offering a perspective for future palm-sized sensor heads with sensitivities on par with present meter-scale Sagnac devices. Our ...
Compact optical atomic clocks have become increasingly important in field applications and clock networks. Systems based on Ramsey-Bordé interferometry (RBI) with a thermal atomic beam seem promising to fill a technology gap in optical atomic clocks, as
Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) in free fall constitute a promising source for space-borne interferometry. Indeed, BECs enjoy a slowly expanding wave function, display a large spatial coherence and can be engineered and probed by optical techniques. Her
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Bresson, "Local gravity measurement with the combination of atom interferometry and Bloch oscillations", Physical Review A, 85, 013639 (2012).R. Charri`ere, M. Cadoret, N. Zahzam, Y. Bidel, and A. Bresson, "Local gravity measurement with the com- bination of atom interferometry and ...