Bi-selective pulses for large-area atom interferometry
arXiv:2004.12147 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.101.063625
Abstract
We present designs for the augmentation 'mirror' pulses of large-momentum-transfer atom interferometers that maintain their fidelity as the wavepacket momentum difference is increased. These bi-selective pulses, tailored using optimal control methods to the evolving bi-modal momentum distribution, should allow greater interferometer areas and hence increased inertial measurement sensitivity, without requiring elevated Rabi frequencies or extended frequency chirps. Using an experimentally validated model, we have simulated the application of our pulse designs to large-momentum-transfer atom interferometry using stimulated Raman transitions in a laser-cooled atomic sample of Rb at 1 K. After the wavepackets have separated by 42 photon recoil momenta, our pulses maintain a fringe contrast of 90% whereas, for adiabatic rapid passage and conventional pulses, the contrast is less than 10%. Furthermore, we show how these pulses may be adapted to suppress the detrimental off-resonant excitation that limits other broadband pulse schemes.
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