Phys. Rev. Lett. 78, 760–763 (1997)Rotation Sensing with an Atom InterferometerReceived 12 August 1996; published in the issue dated 3 February 1997 We have measured the phase shift induced by rotation of an atom interferometer at rates of -2 to +2 earth rates and obtained 1% agreement with the predicted Sagnac phase shift for atomic matter waves. The rotational rms noise of our interferometer was 42 milliearth rates for 1 sec of integration time, within 9% of shot noise. The high sensitivity and agreement of predicted and measured behavior suggest useful future scientific applications of atom interferometers as inertial sensors. © 1997 The American Physical Society URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.760
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.760
PACS:
03.75.Dg, 06.30.Gv
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