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View SchemaSagnac interferometry based on ultra-slow polaritons in cold atomic vapors
| Authors | F. Zimmer, M. Fleischhauer |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0312187 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0312187 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.253201 |
Abstract
The advantages of light and matter-wave Sagnac interferometers -- large area on one hand and high rotational sensitivity per unit area on the other -- can be combined utilizing ultra-slow light in cold atomic gases. While a group-velocity reduction alone does not affect the Sagnac phase shift, the associated momentum transfer from light to atoms generates a coherent matter-wave component which gives rise to a substantially enhanced rotational signal. It is shown that matter-wave sensitivity in a large-area interferometer can be achieved if an optically dense vapor at sub-recoil temperatures is used. Already a noticeable enhancement of the Sagnac phase shift is possible however with much less cooling requirements.
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