Dephasing due to atom-atom interaction in a waveguide interferometer using a Bose-Einstein condensate
Journal Article
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· Physical Review. A
- Institute for Laser Science and CREST, University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu 182-8585 (Japan)
A Mach-Zehnder-type atom interferometer with a Bose-Einstein condensate has been investigated on an atom chip by using optical Bragg diffraction. A phase shift and a contrast degradation, which depend on the atomic density and the trapping frequency of the magnetic-guide potential, have been observed. Also, the output wave packets were found to exhibit a spatial interference pattern. The atom-atom interaction and the guide potential induce the spatially inhomogeneous phase evolution of the wave packets in each arm of the interferometer. The observed contrast degradation can be quantitatively explained as a dephasing due to this inhomogeneous phase evolution.
- OSTI ID:
- 20857640
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 74; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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