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Long phase coherence time and number squeezing of two Bose-Einstein condensates on an atom chip

  • G. B. Jo
  • , Y. Shin
  • , S. Will
  • , T. A. Pasquini
  • , M. Saba
  • , W. Ketterle
  • , D. E. Pritchard
  • , M. Vengalattore
  • , M. Prentiss
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Harvard University

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Résumé

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 ∼200ms 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.

langue originaleAnglais
Numéro d'article030407
journalPhysical Review Letters
Volume98
Numéro de publication3
Les DOIs
étatPublié - 30 janv. 2007
Modification externeOui

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