Title :
Large area Sagnac interferometer based on laser-cooled atoms
Author :
Tackmann, G. ; Schubert, C. ; Berg, P. ; Abend, S. ; Ertmer, W. ; Rasel, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Quantenopt., Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Univ. Hannover, Hannover, Germany
Abstract :
We present a high resolution atom interferometer gyroscope based on stimulated Raman transitions of neutral atoms. Employing three separate interaction zones allows to enlarge the signal while maintaining high compactness.
Keywords :
Sagnac interferometers; atom optics; gyroscopes; laser cooling; Sagnac interferometer; high resolution atom interferometer gyroscope; laser-cooled atoms; neutral atoms; stimulated Raman transitions; Atomic beams; Atomic measurements; Gyroscopes; Laser beams; Measurement by laser beam; Optical interferometry; Sagnac interferometers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
