Multi-axis inertial sensing with 2D arrays of Bose Einstein Condensates

authored by
K. Stolzenberg, C. Struckmann, S. Bode, R. Li, A. Herbst, V. Vollenkemper, D. Thomas, E. M. Rasel, N. Gaaloul, D. Schlippert
Abstract

Atom interferometers are an exquisite measurement tool for inertial forces. However, they are commonly limited to one single sensitive axis, allowing high-precision multi-dimensional sensing only through subsequent or postcorrected measurements. Here, we introduce a novel 2D-array-arrangement of Bose-Einstein Condensates (BEC) initialized utilizing time-averaged optical potentials for simultaneous multi-axis inertial sensing. Deploying a 3 x 3 BEC array covering 1.6 mm^2, we perform measurements of angular velocity and acceleration of a rotating reference mirror, as well as a linear acceleration, e.g., induced by gravity, gradients, and higher order derivatives. We anticipate increased sensitivity of our method in interferometers with large scale factors in long-baseline or satellite atom interferometry. Our work paves the way for simple high-precision multi-axis inertial sensing and we envision further applications, e.g., for three-dimensional wave front characterization.

Organisation(s)
Guided Matter Wave Interferometry
Quantum Sensing
Laboratory of Nano and Quantum Engineering
Institute of Quantum Optics
QUEST-Leibniz Research School
QuantumFrontiers
CRC 1464: Relativistic and Quantum-Based Geodesy (TerraQ)
CRC 1227 Designed Quantum States of Matter (DQ-mat)
Type
Preprint
Publication date
13.03.2024
Publication status
E-pub ahead of print
 

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