Time-of-flight detection of ultra-cold atoms using resonant frequency modulation imaging

K. S. Hardman; P. B. Wigley; P. J. Everitt; P. Manju; C. C.N. Kuhn; N. P. Robins

doi:10.1364/OL.41.002505

Time-of-flight detection of ultra-cold atoms using resonant frequency modulation imaging

K. S. Hardman, P. B. Wigley, P. J. Everitt, P. Manju, C. C.N. Kuhn, N. P. Robins

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Abstract

Resonant frequency modulation imaging is used to detect free falling ultra-cold atoms. A theoretical comparison of fluorescence imaging (FI) and frequency modulation imaging (FMI) is made, indicating that for low optical depth clouds, FMI accomplished a higher signal-to-noise ratio under conditions necessary for a 200 μm spatially resolved atom interferometer. A 750 ms time-of-flight measurement reveals near atom shot-noise limited number measurements of2×10⁶ Bose-condensed ⁸⁷Rb atoms. The detection system is applied to high precision spinor BEC based atom interferometer.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2505-2508
Number of pages	4
Journal	Optics Letters
Volume	41
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.41.002505
Publication status	Published - 1 Jun 2016
Externally published	Yes

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Time-of-flight detection of ultra-cold atoms using resonant frequency modulation imaging

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