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Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2020
Applicants:

Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (US);

Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, DE;

Inventors:

Felipe Guzmán, Tucson, AZ (US);

Ernst Maria Rasel, Tucson, AZ (US);

Dennis Schlippert, Tucson, AZ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/093 (2006.01); G01B 9/02 (2022.01); G01P 15/08 (2006.01); G01V 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01P 15/093 (2013.01); G01B 9/02049 (2013.01); G01P 15/0802 (2013.01); G01V 7/04 (2013.01); G01B 2290/25 (2013.01);
Abstract

An optomechanical inertial reference mirror combines an optomechanical resonator with a reflector that serves as an inertial reference for an atom interferometer. The optomechanical resonator is optically monitored to obtain a first inertial measurement of the reflector that features high bandwidth and high dynamic range. The atom interferometer generates a second inertial measurement of the reflector that features high accuracy and stability. The second inertial measurement corrects for drift of the first inertial measurement, thereby resulting in a single inertial measurement of the reflector having high bandwidth, high dynamic range, excellent long-term stability, and high accuracy. The reflector may be bonded to the resonator, or formed directly onto a test mass of the resonator. With a volume of less than one cubic centimeter, the optomechanical inertial reference mirror is particularly advantageous for portable atomic-based sensors and systems.


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