We measure the relative phase of two Bose-Einstein condensates confined in a radio frequency induced double-well potential on an atom chip. We observe phase coherence between the separated condensates for times up to ∼200 ms after splitting, a factor of 10 longer than the phase diffusion time expected for a coherent state for our experimental conditions. The enhanced coherence time is attributed to number squeezing of the initial state by a factor of 10. In addition, we demonstrate a rotationally sensitive (Sagnac) geometry for a guided atom interferometer by propagating the split condensates.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Jo2007Long
%A Jo, G. B.
%A Shin, Y.
%A Will, S.
%A Pasquini, T. A.
%A Saba, M.
%A Ketterle, W.
%A Pritchard, D. E.
%A Vengalattore, M.
%A Prentiss, M.
%D 2007
%I American Physical Society
%J Physical Review Letters
%K atomchip, bec, squeezing
%N 3
%P 030407+
%R 10.1103/physrevlett.98.030407
%T Long Phase Coherence Time and Number Squeezing of Two Bose-Einstein Condensates on an Atom Chip
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.98.030407
%V 98
%X We measure the relative phase of two Bose-Einstein condensates confined in a radio frequency induced double-well potential on an atom chip. We observe phase coherence between the separated condensates for times up to ∼200 ms after splitting, a factor of 10 longer than the phase diffusion time expected for a coherent state for our experimental conditions. The enhanced coherence time is attributed to number squeezing of the initial state by a factor of 10. In addition, we demonstrate a rotationally sensitive (Sagnac) geometry for a guided atom interferometer by propagating the split condensates.
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author = {Jo, G. B. and Shin, Y. and Will, S. and Pasquini, T. A. and Saba, M. and Ketterle, W. and Pritchard, D. E. and Vengalattore, M. and Prentiss, M.},
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timestamp = {2019-02-26T15:22:34.000+0100},
title = {{Long Phase Coherence Time and Number Squeezing of Two Bose-Einstein Condensates on an Atom Chip}},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.98.030407},
volume = 98,
year = 2007
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