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Bloch oscillation phases investigated by multipath Stückelberg atom interferometry

Tahiyat Rahman1, Anna Wirth-Singh1, Andrew Ivanov2, Daniel Gochnauer1, Emmett Hough1, and Subhadeep Gupta1

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
  • 2Department of Physics, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, USA

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Phys. Rev. Research 6, L022012 – Published 15 April, 2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L022012

Abstract

Atoms undergoing Bloch oscillations (BOs) in an accelerating optical lattice acquire momentum of two photon recoils per BO. This technique provides a large momentum transfer tool for atom optics, but its full exploitation for atom interferometric sensors requires both experimental and theoretical characterization of associated phases. Each BO involves a Landau-Zener crossing with multiple crossings inducing interference known as Stückelberg interference. We develop a multipath Stückelberg interferometer and investigate atomic phase evolution during BOs, up to 100 photon recoil momentum transfer. We compare to numerically calculated single-particle Schrödinger evolution, demonstrate highly coherent BO sequences, and assess phase stability requirements for BO-enhanced precision interferometry in fundamental physics and sensing applications.

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Phys. Rev. Research 6, L022012– Published 15 April, 2024
  • Received 8 August 2023
  • Accepted 21 March 2024
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