High data-rate atom interferometer for measuring acceleration

Journal Article · Mon Jan 02 00:00:00 EST 2012 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3673845· OSTI ID:22025384

McGuinness, Hayden J ^[1]; Rakholia, Akash V; Biedermann, Grant W ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87185 (United States)

We demonstrate a high data-rate light-pulse atom interferometer for measuring acceleration. The device is optimized to operate at rates between 50 Hz to 330 Hz with sensitivities of 0.57{mu}g/{radical}(Hz) to 36.7{mu}g/{radical}(Hz), respectively. Our method offers a dramatic increase in data rate and demonstrates a path to applications in highly dynamic environments. The performance of the device can largely be attributed to the high recapture efficiency of atoms from one interferometer measurement cycle to another.

• OSTI ID: 22025384
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 100, Issue 1; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
ACCELERATION
ATOMS
CAPTURE
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
HZ RANGE
INTERFEROMETERS
INTERFEROMETRY
OPTICS
PERFORMANCE
PULSES
SENSITIVITY
VISIBLE RADIATION