An atom interferometer for measuring loss of coherence from an atom mirror

Authors: Estéve, J.¹; Stevens, D.²; Aussibal, C.²; Westbrook, N.²; Aspect, A.²; Westbrook, C.²

Source: The European Physical Journal D - Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Volume 31, Number 3, December 2004 , pp. 487-491(5)

Publisher: Springer

Abstract:

We describe an atom interferometer to study the coherence of atoms reflected from an evanescent wave mirror. The interferometer is sensitive to the loss of phase coherence induced by the defects in the mirror. The results are consistent with and complementary to recent measurements of specular reflection.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e2004-00145-8

Affiliations: 1: Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique, UMR8501 du CNRS, 91403, Orsay Cedex, France, Email: jerome.esteve@iota.u-psud.fr 2: Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique, UMR8501 du CNRS, 91403, Orsay Cedex, France,

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