Mobile and Remote Inertial Sensing with Atom Interferometers

Brynle Barrett (1) , Pierre-Alain Gominet (1) , Etienne Cantin (1) , Laura Antoni-Micollier (1) , Andrea Bertoldi (1) , Baptiste Battelier (1) , Philippe Bouyer (1) , Jean Lautier (2) , Arnaud Landragin (3, 2)

1 lp2n-02,lp2n-11
2 SYRTE - Systèmes de Référence Temps Espace
3 LP2N - Laboratoire Photonique, Numérique et Nanosciences

The past three decades have shown dramatic progress in the ability to manipulate and coherently control the motion of atoms. This exquisite control offers the prospect of a new generation of inertial sensors with unprecedented sensitivity and accuracy, which will be important for both fundamental and applied science. In this article, we review some of our recent results regarding the application of atom interferometry to inertial measurements using compact mobile sensors. We also discuss future applications of this technology, such as remote sensing of geophysical effects, gravitational wave detection, and precise tests of the weak equivalence principle in Space.

Domaines: Physique Atomique [physics.atom-ph]; Physique Quantique [quant-ph]; Géophysique [physics.geo-ph]; Géophysique [physics.geo-ph]; Milieux et Changements globaux; Physique de l'espace [physics.space-ph]

Brynle Barrett, Pierre-Alain Gominet, Etienne Cantin, Laura Antoni-Micollier, Andrea Bertoldi, et al.. Mobile and Remote Inertial Sensing with Atom Interferometers. 2013. ⟨hal-00908849v1⟩