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Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 130403 (2009) [4 pages]

Phase-Slip Interferometry for Precision Force Measurements

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Ari K. Tuchman1 and Mark A. Kasevich2
1Entanglement Technologies, 3723 Haven Avenue, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
2Physics Department, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305, USA

Received 3 February 2009; published 23 September 2009

We demonstrate a novel atom interferometric force sensor based on phase slips in the dynamic evolution of a squeezed-state array of degenerate 87Rb atoms confined in a one-dimensional optical lattice. The truncated Wigner approximation is used to model our observations.

© 2009 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.130403
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.130403
PACS:
03.75.Dg, 03.75.Nt