TIME-DOMAIN DE-BROGLIE WAVE INTERFEROMETRY

Authors
CAHN SB KUMARAKRISHNAN A SHIM U SLEATOR T BERMAN PR DUBETSKY B
Citation
Sb. Cahn et al., TIME-DOMAIN DE-BROGLIE WAVE INTERFEROMETRY, Physical review letters, 79(5), 1997, pp. 784-787
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
Physical review letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00319007
Volume
79
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
784 - 787
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-9007(1997)79:5<784:TDWI>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
We report the development of an atom interferometer that uses optical standing waves as phase gratings and operates in the time domain. The observed signal is entirely caused by the wave nature of the atomic ce nter-of-mass motion. The opportunities to measure recoil frequency and gravity acceleration are demonstrated.