Optimal control of Raman pulse sequences for atom interferometry

J Saywell, M Carey, M Belal, I Kuprov… - Journal of Physics B …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
We present the theoretical design and experimental implementation of mirror and
beamsplitter pulses that improve the fidelity of atom interferometry and increase its tolerance …

Optimal control of mirror pulses for cold-atom interferometry

JC Saywell, I Kuprov, D Goodwin, M Carey… - Physical Review A, 2018 - APS
Atom matterwave interferometry requires mirror and beam splitter pulses that are robust to
inhomogeneities in field intensity, magnetic environment, atom velocity, and Zeeman …

Optimizing beam-splitter pulses for atom interferometry: A geometric approach

N Dedes, J Saywell, M Carey, I Kuprov, T Freegarde - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
We present a methodology for the design of optimal Raman beam-splitter pulses suitable for
cold atom inertial sensors. The methodology, based on time-dependent perturbation theory …

Velocimetry of cold atoms by matter-wave interferometry

M Carey, J Saywell, M Belal, T Freegarde - Physical Review A, 2019 - APS
We present an elegant application of matter-wave interferometry to the velocimetry of cold
atoms whereby, in analogy to Fourier transform spectroscopy, the one-dimensional velocity …

Measuring the gravitational acceleration with matter-wave velocimetry

G D'Amico, L Cacciapuoti, M Jain, S Zhan… - The European Physical …, 2019 - Springer
One of the major limitations of atomic gravimeters is represented by the vibration noise of the
measurement platform, which cannot be distinguished from the relevant acceleration signal …

Optimal control of cold atoms for ultra-precise quantum sensors

JC Saywell - 2020 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Atom interferometric sensors can enable extremely precise measurements of inertial motion
and external fields by manipulating and interfering atomic states using pulses of laser light …

Error and performance analysis of cold-atom inertial sensors for navigation

N Dedes - 2024 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Cold-atom inertial (CAI) sensors based on light-pulse atom interferometry show much
promise for the next generation of navigation systems thanks to their low scale-factor and …

Velocimetry, trapping and optimal coherent manipulation of atomic rubidium

MS Carey - 2020 - eprints.soton.ac.uk
Ultracold samples of laser-cooled atoms are quantum systems over which modern atomic
physicists can exert exquisite control. Largely decoupled from their environment, they can …

Characterising a tunable, pulsed atomic beam using matter-wave interferometry

J Morley, R Flack, BJ Hiley… - Journal of Physics B …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We describe the creation and characterisation of a velocity tunable, spin-polarized beam of
slow metastable argon atoms. We show that the beam velocity can be determined with a …

Optimal control of mirror pulses for atom interferometry

J Saywell, I Kuprov, D Goodwin, M Carey… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2018 - arxiv.org
Atom matterwave interferometry requires mirror and beamsplitter pulses that are robust to
inhomogeneities in field intensity, magnetic environment, atom velocity and Zeeman sub …