• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 60, Issue 11, 1106019 (2023)
Yang Rui1, Liang Zhang1, Chunyang Duan1, Pengyue Liu1..., Shichuan Yu1, Yuelong Wu1,2,* and Haibin Wu1,2|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
  • 2Institute of Quantum Science and Precision Measurement, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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    Yang Rui, Liang Zhang, Chunyang Duan, Pengyue Liu, Shichuan Yu, Yuelong Wu, Haibin Wu. Realization of the 6Li Cold Atom Interferometer and Precise Measurement of Recoil Frequency[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(11): 1106019 Copy Citation Text show less
    Diagram of preparation of low-temperature atom sample. (a) The 671 nm MOT and the energy level of 2S-2P transition; (b) the 323 nm MOT and the energy level of 2S-3P transition. The atoms are successively trapped by 671 nm MOT and 323 nm MOT, and the 6×107 atoms are obtained at the temperature of 40 μK finally
    Fig. 1. Diagram of preparation of low-temperature atom sample. (a) The 671 nm MOT and the energy level of 2S-2P transition; (b) the 323 nm MOT and the energy level of 2S-3P transition. The atoms are successively trapped by 671 nm MOT and 323 nm MOT, and the 6×107 atoms are obtained at the temperature of 40 μK finally
    Schematic diagrams and results of the state preparation for 6Li atoms. (a)(b) The schematic diagrams of state preparation by pure optical and combination with laser and radio frequency, respectively; (c)(d)(e) the atom distribution before state preparation, after state preparation by pure optical and combination with laser and radio frequency
    Fig. 2. Schematic diagrams and results of the state preparation for 6Li atoms. (a)(b) The schematic diagrams of state preparation by pure optical and combination with laser and radio frequency, respectively; (c)(d)(e) the atom distribution before state preparation, after state preparation by pure optical and combination with laser and radio frequency
    The optical path and energy level diagram of Raman beams in atom interferometer, and space-time trajectories of atoms in Ramsey-Bordé interferometers. (a) The σ+-π polarized crossed Raman beams,HWP and QWP are half wave plates and quarter wave plates, respectively, and PMT is a photomultiplier tube; (b) the energy levels and optical frequencies involved in magnetic insensitive Raman transitions; (c) the space-time trajectories of atoms in the up interferometry that ignores gravity; (d) the space-time trajectories of atoms in the low interferometry that ignores gravity, the solid and dashed lines represent the 2 state and 5 state of atoms, respectively, and the arrows represent the direction of effective moment which 2 state gets by pulses
    Fig. 3. The optical path and energy level diagram of Raman beams in atom interferometer, and space-time trajectories of atoms in Ramsey-Bordé interferometers. (a) The σ+-π polarized crossed Raman beams,HWP and QWP are half wave plates and quarter wave plates, respectively, and PMT is a photomultiplier tube; (b) the energy levels and optical frequencies involved in magnetic insensitive Raman transitions; (c) the space-time trajectories of atoms in the up interferometry that ignores gravity; (d) the space-time trajectories of atoms in the low interferometry that ignores gravity, the solid and dashed lines represent the 2 state and 5 state of atoms, respectively, and the arrows represent the direction of effective moment which 2 state gets by pulses
    Interference signal of the 6Li atom interferometer. (a)-(d) The probability of the detecting of 5 state in four conjugated Ramsey Bordé interferometers,each point is the average value of three measurements with the same parameters; (e) closer inspection fringes at 1000-1100 μs under the parameters in Fig.4 (a), this high-frequency oscillation is due to the recoil frequency
    Fig. 4. Interference signal of the 6Li atom interferometer. (a)-(d) The probability of the detecting of 5 state in four conjugated Ramsey Bordé interferometers,each point is the average value of three measurements with the same parameters; (e) closer inspection fringes at 1000-1100 μs under the parameters in Fig.4 (a), this high-frequency oscillation is due to the recoil frequency
    Uncertainty componentVariance
    Magnetic field3.5×10-7
    2.8×10-7
    AC Stark
    Phase fluctuation of fibers5.6×10-8
    Coriolis force<1×10-8
    Single-photon detuning6.3×10-9
    Systematic uncertainty4.5×10-7
    Statistical uncertainty2.0×10-7
    Total uncertainty4.9×10-7
    Table 1. Relative uncertainty budgets for the measurement
    Yang Rui, Liang Zhang, Chunyang Duan, Pengyue Liu, Shichuan Yu, Yuelong Wu, Haibin Wu. Realization of the 6Li Cold Atom Interferometer and Precise Measurement of Recoil Frequency[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(11): 1106019
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