Optimal Floquet state engineering for large scale atom interferometers

T. Rodzinka, E. Dionis, L. Calmels, S. Beldjoudi, A. Béguin, D. Guéry-Odelin, B. Allard, D. Sugny and A. Gauguet ()
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T. Rodzinka: UniversitéToulouse III - Paul Sabatier and CNRS
E. Dionis: Université de Bourgogne
L. Calmels: UniversitéToulouse III - Paul Sabatier and CNRS
S. Beldjoudi: UniversitéToulouse III - Paul Sabatier and CNRS
A. Béguin: UniversitéToulouse III - Paul Sabatier and CNRS
D. Guéry-Odelin: UniversitéToulouse III - Paul Sabatier and CNRS
B. Allard: UniversitéToulouse III - Paul Sabatier and CNRS
D. Sugny: Université de Bourgogne
A. Gauguet: UniversitéToulouse III - Paul Sabatier and CNRS

Nature Communications, 2024, vol. 15, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract The effective control of atomic coherence with cold atoms has made atom interferometry an essential tool for quantum sensors and precision measurements. The performance of these interferometers is closely related to the operation of large wave packet separations. We present here a novel approach for atomic beam splitters based on the stroboscopic stabilization of quantum states in an accelerated optical lattice. The corresponding Floquet state is generated by optimal control protocols. In this way, we demonstrate an unprecedented Large Momentum Transfer (LMT) interferometer, with a momentum separation of 600 photon recoils (600 ℏk) between its two arms. Each LMT beam splitter is realized in a remarkably short time (2 ms) and is highly robust against the initial velocity dispersion of the wave packet and lattice depth fluctuations. Our study shows that Floquet engineering is a promising tool for exploring new frontiers in quantum physics at large scales, with applications in quantum sensing and testing fundamental physics.

Date: 2024
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