https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2010-00198-0
Theoretical analysis of a large momentum beamsplitter using Bloch oscillations
Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC, École Normale Supérieure, CNRS, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France
Corresponding author: a pierre.clade@spectro.jussieu.fr
Received:
21
December
2009
Revised:
19
April
2010
Published online:
27
July
2010
In this paper, we present the implementation of Bloch oscillations in an atomic interferometer to increase the separation of the two interfering paths. A numerical model, in very good agreement with the experiment, is developed. The contrast of the interferometer and its sensitivity to phase fluctuations and to intensity fluctuations are also calculated. We demonstrate that the sensitivity to phase fluctuations can be significantly reduced by using a suitable arrangement of Bloch oscillations pulses.
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2010