Slow wave atom interferometers for rotation sensing

Özcan, Meriç (2007) Slow wave atom interferometers for rotation sensing. In: Conference on Advanced Optical and Quantum Memories and Computing IV, San Jose, California, USA

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Abstract

A gyroscope based on Sagnac interferometer measures the rotation rate relative to an inertial frame of reference. Sagnac effect originally has been derived and experimentally demonstrated with optical waves. Later, matter wave based Sagnac interferometers were developed due to inherent sensitivity over a photon based system. However in any interferometer whether it is photon or matter wave based the resultant phase shift due to counter-rotating waves is independent of the wave velocity. Here we show that one can have a larger phase shift with slower matter waves using Aharonov-Bohm effect: the phase difference of the counter propagating waves is proportional to the inverse square of the particle velocity.
Item Type: Papers in Conference Proceedings
Additional Information: Article Number: 64820V
Uncontrolled Keywords: Atom interferometry; gyroscope; rotation sensing; matter wave interferometry; sagnac interferometry; slow waves
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences > Academic programs > Electronics
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Depositing User: Meriç Özcan
Date Deposited: 20 Dec 2006 02:00
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2022 08:32
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/1195

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