Aosense, Inc.

Igor Teper

Adam T Black

Michael R Matthews

Micah Ledbetter

Mark A Kasevich

Todd Gustavson

Miroslav Y Shverdin

Matthew Todd Cashen

Martin M Boyd

Thomas H Loftus

Artyom Vitouchkine

Leo W Hollberg

Alexander F Sugarbaker

Brent C Young

Akash Rakholia

Todd L Gustavson

A device comprises thermal atomic source(s), atom interference lasers, and additional laser beam(s). The thermal atomic source(s) provide atomic beam(s). The atom interference lasers are disposed to provide interrogation laser beams that interrogate the atomic beam(s) to assist in generating atom interference. The interrogation laser beams are configured so as to enable a first speed selectivity and/or angle selectivity of a set of atoms used in the atom interference by restricting the set of atoms. The additional laser beam(s) are configured in such a way that, combined with the speed and/or the angle selectivity of the atom interference lasers, achieve a second speed selectivity and/or angle selectivity of the set of atoms that contribute to a final detected interference signal by restricting the set of atoms to a second speed-angle phase space, where the first speed-angle phase space and the second speed-angle phase space intersect to enhance signal stability.

Phase-space filtering in thermal beam inertial sensors

A high bandwidth gravimeter or accelerometer includes laser(s), modulator(s), and an atomic interferometer. The laser(s) and modulator(s) produce four laser frequencies. A first and second pair of laser frequencies are each separated by w. The first and second pair are offset by w. A first laser frequency of the first pair and a second laser frequency of the second pair are separated by w+w. A second laser frequency of the first pair and a first laser frequency of the second pair are separated by w&#x2212;w. The first pair is routed to arrive from a first direction at atoms in an interaction region, and the second pair from a second direction. The first pair are phase stable with respect to the second pair. wis adjusted so that w+wor w&#x2212;wcorresponds to a Raman resonance for the atomic interferometer.

High-bandwidth atom-interferometric gravimetry and accelerometry

The device for producing laser-cooled atoms comprises a two dimensional trap or a three-dimensional trap, or a combination of two- and three-dimensional traps. The two-dimensional trap comprises: three or more permanent magnets arranged around a perimeter of a loop, wherein a plane of the loop is perpendicular to a free axis of the two-dimensional atom trap, and the three or more permanent magnets bracket an internal volume of the two-dimensional atom trap; and one or more laser beam input ports enabling access for one or more laser beams to the internal volume of the two-dimensional atom trap.

Device for producing laser-cooled atoms

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Half Moon Bay, CA, United States of America

Igor Teper