Real-time phase control methods for cold-atom interferometry

Abstract

We present two methods to achieve real-time inertial phase compensation in atom interferometers. Both methods, based on jumps of the position of the retroreflection mirror or frequencies of Raman lasers, demonstrate similar state-of-the-art performance on our cold atom gyroscope, comparable to that of the reference method based on optical phase jumps. These alternative approaches broaden the scope of applications for real-time inertial phase compensation methods in atomic interferometers, particularly for space applications.