Precision gravimetry with atomic sensors

M de Angelis, A Bertoldi, L Cacciapuoti… - Measurement …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Atom interferometers have been shown to be very stable and accurate sensors for
acceleration and rotation. In this paper we review the applications of atom interferometry to …

Realistic Rashba and Dresselhaus spin-orbit coupling for neutral atoms

DL Campbell, G Juzeliūnas, IB Spielman - Physical Review A, 2011 - APS
We describe a new class of atom-laser coupling schemes which lead to spin-orbit-coupled
Hamiltonians for ultracold neutral atoms. By properly setting the optical phases, a pair of …

Determination of the Newtonian gravitational constant using atom interferometry

G Lamporesi, A Bertoldi, L Cacciapuoti, M Prevedelli… - Physical Review Letters, 2008 - APS
We present a new measurement of the Newtonian gravitational constant G based on cold-
atom interferometry. Freely falling samples of laser-cooled rubidium atoms are used in a …

Atom interferometry gravity-gradiometer for the determination of the Newtonian gravitational constant G

A Bertoldi, G Lamporesi, L Cacciapuoti… - The European Physical …, 2006 - Springer
We developed a gravity-gradiometer based on atom interferometry for the determination of
the Newtonian gravitational constant G. The apparatus, combining a Rb fountain, Raman …

A versatile digital GHz phase lock for external cavity diode lasers

J Appel, A MacRae, AI Lvovsky - Measurement Science and …, 2009 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a versatile, inexpensive and simple optical phase lock for applications in atomic
physics experiments. Thanks to all-digital phase detection and implementation of beat …

An automatic frequency stabilized laser with hertz-level linewidth

X Guo, L Zhang, J Liu, L Chen, L Fan, G Xu, T Liu… - Optics & Laser …, 2022 - Elsevier
The ultra-stable laser system has been widely used in a variety of fields. Recently, automatic
laser frequency stabilization is crucial to some unmanned applications. This paper reports …

Sensitive gravity-gradiometry with atom interferometry: progress towards an improved determination of the gravitational constant

F Sorrentino, YH Lien, G Rosi… - New Journal of …, 2010 - iopscience.iop.org
We present here the current status of our high-sensitivity gravity-gradiometer based on atom
interferometry. In our apparatus, two clouds of laser-cooled rubidium atoms are launched in …

Gauss sum factorization with cold atoms

M Gilowski, T Wendrich, T Müller, C Jentsch… - Physical Review Letters, 2008 - APS
We report the first implementation of a Gauss sum factorization algorithm by an internal state
Ramsey interferometer using cold atoms. A sequence of appropriately designed light pulses …

Phase-locked laser system for use in atomic coherence experiments

AM Marino, CR Stroud - Review of Scientific Instruments, 2008 - pubs.aip.org
We describe a phase-coherent laser system designed for use in experiments involving
coherently prepared atomic media. We implement a simple technique based on a sample …

Tutorial on laser locking techniques and the manufacturing of vapor cells for spectroscopy

M Mäusezahl, F Munkes, R Löw - New Journal of Physics, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
This tutorial provides a hands-on entry point about laser locking for atomic vapor research
and related research such as laser cooling. We furthermore introduce common materials …