Title :
Designing Bose-Einstein condensate interferometers
Author :
Edwards, M. ; Clark, C.W.
Author_Institution :
Div. of Electron & Opt. Phys., Nat. Inst. of Stand. & Technol., Gaithersburg, MD, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In a recent experiment, performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a Mach-Zender type matter-wave interferometer was demonstrated using a sequence of laser pulses applied to a gaseous Bose-Einstein condensate. Matter-wave interferometers are essential tools for probing optically manipulated Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) and the use of a sequence of laser pulses should enable experimenters to implement a variety of interferometer types tailored for particular applications.
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; measurement by laser beam; optical design techniques; Bose-Einstein condensate interferometer design; Mach-Zender type matter-wave interferometer; NIST; National Institute of Standards and Technology; gaseous Bose-Einstein condensate; laser pulses; optically manipulated Bose-Einstein condensates; Interferometers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2000. (QELS 2000). Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-608-7
