A new ellipse fitting method of the minimum differential-mode noise in the atom interference gravimeter

Ellipse fitting is a useful tool to obtain the differential signal of two atom interference gravimeters. The quality standard of ellipse fitting should be the deviation between the true phase and the fitting phase of the interference fringe. In this paper, we present a new algorithm to fit the ellipse. The algorithm is to minimize the differential noise of two interference gravimeters and obtain a more accurate value of the gravity gradient. We have theoretically derived the expression of the differential-mode noise and implemented the ellipse fitting in the program. This new algorithm is also compared with the classical methods.     

全光学高灵敏度铷原子磁力仪的研究

报道了一种全光学的高灵敏度铷原子磁力仪.其原理是基于激光束与处于微弱磁场中的铷原子的相互作用.这种相互作用与铷原子所处的环境中的磁场有关,因而通过测量透过铷原子气体的激光强度的变化可以获得磁场信息.分析了该磁力仪的工作原理,建立了相应的实验装置,并对其性能进行了测试.结果表明实验结果与理论相符合.进一步研究了影响磁力仪灵敏度的一些因素,提出了优化各参数来提高磁力仪灵敏度的方法.     

轴向相干叠加高斯光束的M2传输因子

本文分别用标量叠加和矢量叠加的方法,对由两个束腰位置不同的高斯光束相干叠加而成的光束的传输特性进行了研究,结果表明,这种光束的传输因子M²不再是常数,而是随传输距离变化的.     

非傍轴双光束势阱产生的辐射力

分析了两束相对传输的非傍轴高斯光束相干叠加形成的双光束势阱对瑞利粒子产生的辐射力,并作了数值计算,结果表明,与傍轴双光束势阱相比,非傍轴双光束势阱的辐射力有明显的不同,纵向辐射力和横向辐射力都增大,y方向平衡点数目由一个增加到多个,且势阱更深,横向辐射力变化趋势更陡,更有利于微粒的精确定位,与非傍轴单光束势阱相比,势阱更深,所产生的辐射力更大,因而更利于控制瑞利粒子。     

拉曼激光边带效应对冷原子重力仪测量精度的影响

电光调制技术是产生拉曼光的几种方法之一,其优点是系统简单、易搭建且环境适应性强.然而,这种调制技术会产生额外的边带光,并影响冷原子干涉绝对重力仪的测量精度.本文利用自行研制的可移动冷原子重力仪,研究了边带效应对冷原子重力仪测量精度的影响.详细分析了拉曼反射镜的位置、拉曼脉冲的作用时刻及其间隔、拉曼光的失谐等一系列参数与边带效应之间的关系,实验发现这些参数对冷原子重力仪的精度评估有比较大的影响;此外,我们还发现在有边带效应的情况下,原本不影响重力测量精度的实验参数也会影响最终的重力测量结果.最后,通过研究拉曼边带效应与拉曼光失谐之间的关系,本文提出一种评估拉曼边带效应影响重力仪精度的方法.本文结果为减小拉曼边带效应对冷原子重力仪测量精度的影响提供了依据.     

Vibration compensation of an atom gravimeter

For most atom interferometers, the vibration isolation unit is applied to reduce vibration noise. In our experiment, instead of isolation, the vibration signals are monitored, and combining with the sensitive function, the compensation phase shift for the atom interferometer is obtained. We focus on the correction over a wide spectrum rather than on "monochromatic" frequencies. The sensitivity of the atom gravimeter can be upgraded by a factor of more than two. Furthermore, we demonstrate that the atom interferometer can still produce a good measurement result without passive vibration isolation in extremely noisy environments by using vibration compensation.     

Laser frequency stabilization and shifting by using modulation transfer spectroscopy

The stabilizing and shifting of laser frequency are very important for the interaction between the laser and atoms. The modulation transfer spectroscopy for the87 Rb atom with D2 line transition F = 2 → F = 3 is used for stabilizing and shifting the frequency of the external cavity grating feedback diode laser. The resonant phase modulator with electro–optical effect is used to generate frequency sideband to lock the laser frequency. In the locking scheme, circularly polarized pump- and probe-beams are used. By optimizing the temperature of the vapor, the pump- and probe-beam intensity, the laser linewidth of 280 kHz is obtained. Furthermore, the magnetic field generated by a solenoid is added into the system. Therefore the system can achieve the frequency locking at any point in a range of hundreds of megahertz frequency shifting with very low power loss.     

Stabilization and Shift of Frequency in an External Cavity Diode Laser with Solenoid-Assisted Saturated Absorption

A simple method to realize both stabilization and shift of the frequency in an external cavity diode laser （ECDL） is reported. Due to the Zeeman effect, the saturated absorption spectrum of Rb atoms in a magnetic field is shifted. This shift can be used to detune the frequency of the ECDL, which is locked to the saturated absorption spectrum. The frequency shift amount can be controlled by changing the magnetic field for a specific polarization state of the laser beam. The advantages of this tunable frequency lock include low laser power requirement, without additional power loss, cheapness, and so on.     

Polarization Gradient Cooling by Zeeman-Effect-Assisted Saturated Absorption

A novel and simple method to realize polarization gradient cooling （PGC） is reported. The stabilizing, shifting and rapid tuning of the frequency of the external cavity diode laser is realized by using the Zeeman-effect-assisted Doppler-free saturated absorption technique. Based on this convenient technique, 87Rb cold atoms are captured from room-temperature background vapor in the magneto-optical trap （MOT）. Meanwhile, the steady-state number, the density and the lifetime of atoms in the MOT are measured. Subsequently, a frequency-fast-varying circuit is designed to realize PGC, which is demonstrated effectively and reliably in experiments. The temperature of the cold atom cloud is measured by two different methods, which coincide with each other.     

Experimental Investigation on a Highly Sensitive Atomic Magnetometer

A highly sensitive all-optical atomic magnetometer based on the magnetooptical effect which uses the advanced technique of single laser beam detection is reported and demonstrated experimentally. A sensitivity of 0.5pT/Hz^1/2 is obtained by analyzing the magnetic noise spectrum, which exceeds that of most traditional magnetometers. This kind of atomic magnetometer is very compact, has a low power consumption, and has a high theoretical sensitivity limit, which make it suitable for many applications.