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Measurements of Relative Phase in Two-Component Bose-Einstein Condensates

Year: 1998

Type: article

Abstract: We have measured the relative phase of two Bose-Einstein condensates using a time-domain, separated-oscillatory-field condensate interferometer. A single two-photon coupling pulse prepares the double-condensate system with a well-defined relative phase; at a later time, a second pulse reads out the phase difference accumulated between the two condensates. We find that the accumulated phase difference reproduces from realization to realization of the experiment, even after the individual components have separated spatially and their relative center-of-mass motion has damped.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.81.1543

Authors: D. S. Hall, M. R. Matthews, C. E. Wieman, E. A. Cornell

Institutions: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics, University of Colorado Boulder

Language: English

Topic: Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2091504440

FWCI: 23.48

Cites: 30

Cited by: 462

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