Quantum projection noise limited interferometry with coherent atoms in a Ramsey type setup

Details Quantum projection noise limited interferometry with coherent atoms in a Ramsey type setup Quantum projection noise limited interferometry with coherent atoms in a Ramsey type setup

2010-02-18

arxiv.org/abs/1002.3624v2

Phys. Rev. A 81, 043633 (2010)

Physics

Quantum Physics

8 pages, 8 figures, published in Phys. Rev. A

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevA.81.043633

Every measurement of the population in an uncorrelated ensemble of two-level systems is limited by what is known as the quantum projection noise limit. Here, we present quantum projection noise limited performance of a Ramsey type interferometer using freely propagating coherent atoms. The experimental setup is based on an electro-optic modulator in an inherently stable Sagnac interferometer, optically coupling the two interfering atomic states via a two-photon Raman transition. Going beyond the quantum projection noise limit requires the use of reduced quantum uncertainty (squeezed) states. The experiment described demonstrates atom interferometry at the fundamental noise level and allows the observation of possible squeezing effects in an atom laser, potentially leading to improved sensitivity in atom interferometers.

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