Realizing spin squeezing with Rydberg interactions in an optical clock

WJ Eckner, N Darkwah Oppong, A Cao, AW Young… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Neutral-atom arrays trapped in optical potentials are a powerful platform for studying
quantum physics, combining precise single-particle control and detection with a range of …

A Fermi-degenerate three-dimensional optical lattice clock

SL Campbell, RB Hutson, GE Marti, A Goban… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Strontium optical lattice clocks have the potential to simultaneously interrogate millions of
atoms with a high spectroscopic quality factor of 4× 1017. Previously, atomic interactions …

Imaging Optical Frequencies with Precision and Resolution

GE Marti, RB Hutson, A Goban, SL Campbell, N Poli… - Physical review …, 2018 - APS
We implement imaging spectroscopy of the optical clock transition of lattice-trapped
degenerate fermionic Sr in the Mott-insulating regime, combining micron spatial resolution …

Quantum test of the equivalence principle for atoms in coherent superposition of internal energy states

G Rosi, G D'Amico, L Cacciapuoti, F Sorrentino… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The Einstein equivalence principle (EEP) has a central role in the understanding of gravity
and space–time. In its weak form, or weak equivalence principle (WEP), it directly implies …

Large momentum transfer clock atom interferometry on the 689 nm intercombination line of strontium

J Rudolph, T Wilkason, M Nantel, H Swan, CM Holland… - Physical review …, 2020 - APS
We report the first realization of large momentum transfer (LMT) clock atom interferometry.
Using single-photon interactions on the strontium S 1 0-P 3 1 transition, we demonstrate …

STE-QUEST—test of the universality of free fall using cold atom interferometry

DN Aguilera, H Ahlers, B Battelier… - … and Quantum Gravity, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
The theory of general relativity describes macroscopic phenomena driven by the influence of
gravity while quantum mechanics brilliantly accounts for microscopic effects. Despite their …

Sensitivity limits of a Raman atom interferometer as a gravity gradiometer

F Sorrentino, Q Bodart, L Cacciapuoti, YH Lien… - Physical review A, 2014 - APS
We evaluate the sensitivity of a dual cloud atom interferometer to the measurement of
vertical gravity gradient. We study the influence of most relevant experimental parameters on …

Navigation-compatible hybrid quantum accelerometer using a Kalman filter

P Cheiney, L Fouché, S Templier, F Napolitano… - Physical Review …, 2018 - APS
Long-term inertial navigation is currently limited by the bias drifts of gyroscopes and
accelerometers and ultrastable cold-atom interferometers offer a promising alternative for …

Testing gravity with cold-atom interferometers

GW Biedermann, X Wu, L Deslauriers, S Roy… - Physical Review A, 2015 - APS
We present a horizontal gravity gradiometer atom interferometer for precision gravitational
tests. The horizontal configuration is superior for maximizing the inertial signal in the atom …

A high-flux BEC source for mobile atom interferometers

J Rudolph, W Herr, C Grzeschik, T Sternke… - New Journal of …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Quantum sensors based on coherent matter-waves are precise measurement devices
whose ultimate accuracy is achieved with Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs) in extended …