Scheme for suppressing atom expansion induced contrast loss in atom interferometers.
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| Title: | Scheme for suppressing atom expansion induced contrast loss in atom interferometers. |
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| Authors: | Hu, Qing-Qing1,2, Luo, Yu-Kun1,2, Jia, Ai-Ai1,2, Wei, Chun-Hua1,2, Yan, Shu-Hua1,2, Yang, Jun1,2 jyang@nudt.edu.cn |
| Source: | Optics Communications. May2017, Vol. 390, p111-116. 6p. |
| Subjects: | Atom interferometers, Radio pulse time modulation, Strategic planning, Optical communications, Simulation methods & models |
| Abstract: | The loss of contrast due to atom expansion induced non-perfect Raman pulse area in atom interferometers is investigated systematically. Based on the theoretical simulation, we find that the expansion of the atomic cloud results in a decrease of the π pulse fidelity and a change of the π pulse duration, which lead to a significant reduction in fringe contrast. We propose a mitigation strategy of increasing the intensities of the second and third Raman pulses. Simulation results show that the fringe contrast can be improved by 13.6% in a typical atom interferometer gravimeter using this intensity compensation strategy. We also evaluate the effects of this mitigation strategy in the case of a lower atomic cloud temperature and a larger Raman beam size under different Raman pulse time interval conditions. This mitigation strategy has potential applications in increasing the sensitivity of atom interferometer-based precision measuring, including precision measuring of the gravity, gravity gradient, rotation, and magnetic field gradient, as well as testing of the Einstein equivalence principle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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