arXiv · 2205.09413
Tunneling Gravimetry
Abstract
We examine the prospects of utilizing matter-wave Fabry-P\'{e}rot interferometers for enhanced inertial sensing applications. Our study explores such tunneling-based sensors for the measurement of accelerations in two configurations: (a) a transmission setup, where the initial wave packet is transmitted through the cavity and (b) an out-tunneling scheme with intra-cavity generated initial states lacking a classical counterpart. We perform numerical simulations of the complete dynamics of the quantum wave packet, investigate the tunneling through a matter-wave cavity formed by realistic optical potentials and determine the impact of interactions between atoms. As a consequence we estimate the prospective sensitivities to inertial forces for both proposed configurations and show their feasibility for serving as inertial sensors.
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Patrik Schach, Alexander Friedrich, Jason R. Williams, Wolfgang P. Schleich, Enno Giese. 2022-05-19. Tunneling Gravimetry. https://doi.org/10.1140/epjqt/s40507-022-00140-3
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