Abstract
In this Letter, we demonstrate a new scheme for Raman transitions which realize a symmetric momentum-space splitting of , deflecting the atomic wave packets into the same internal state. Combining the advantages of Raman and Bragg diffraction, we achieve a three pulse state labeled an interferometer, intrinsically insensitive to the main systematics and applicable to all kinds of atomic sources. This splitting scheme can be extended to momentum transfer by a multipulse sequence and is implemented on a interferometer. We demonstrate the area enhancement by measuring inertial forces.
- Received 21 April 2009
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.080405
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