Phase control for dual atom interferometers
US9772175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 28, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C19/64
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for controlling a phase measurement in an atom interferometer comprising one or more lasers, a processor, and a memory. The one or more lasers are for providing interrogating beams. A first cloud of atoms and a second cloud of atoms traverse an interrogating region of the atom interferometer in substantially opposite directions. The interrogating beams interact substantially simultaneously with both atoms in the first cloud and atoms in the second cloud. The first cloud of atoms and the second cloud of atoms interact with each of the interrogating beams in a different order. The processor is configured to determine a phase adjustment offset of at least one interrogating beam based at least in part on one or more past interactions of one or more interrogating beams with either the first cloud of atoms or the second cloud of atoms.
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