Method of phase extraction between coupled atom interferometers using ellipse-specific fitting

被引:98
作者
Foster, GT [1 ]
Fixler, JB [1 ]
McGuirk, JM [1 ]
Kasevich, MA [1 ]
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[1] Yale Univ, Dept Phys, New Haven, CT 06520 USA
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10.1364/OL.27.000951
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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We present a method of analysis involving ellipse-specific fitting of sinusoidally coupled data from two gravimeters in a gradiometer configuration. This method permits rapid extraction of induced gradient phase shifts in the presence of common-mode vibrational phase noise. Gravity gradients can be accurately measured in the presence of large vibrational accelerations. (C) 2002 Optical Society of America.
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