https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2009-00139-0
A compact dual atom interferometer gyroscope based on laser-cooled rubidium
Institut für
Quantenoptik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Germany
Corresponding author: a gilowski@iqo.uni-hannover.de
Received:
22
May
2008
Revised:
27
February
2009
Published online:
1
May
2009
We present a compact and transportable inertial sensor for
precision sensing of rotations and accelerations. The sensor consists
of a dual atom interferometer operated with laser-cooled 87Rb.
Raman processes are employed to coherently manipulate the matter
waves. We describe and characterize the experimental apparatus. A
method for passing from a compact geometry to an extended
interferometer with three independent atom-light interaction zones is
proposed and investigated. The extended geometry will enhance the
sensitivity by more than two orders of magnitude which is necessary
to achieve sensitivities better than 10-8rad/s/
.
PACS: 03.75.Dg – Atom and neutron interferometry / 37.25.+k – Atom interferometry techniques / 06.30.Gv – Velocity, acceleration, and rotation
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2009
