Mach-Zehnder interferometer for in-situ characterization of atom traps
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20824v1
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 12:00:53 GMT
- Title: Mach-Zehnder interferometer for in-situ characterization of atom traps
- Authors: Alexander Wolf, Maxim A. Efremov,
- Abstract summary: We introduce a technique based on the Mach-Zehnder interferometer for in-situ characterization of weakly anharmonic potentials.<n>We can accurately determine its trap frequency and upper bounds onto anharmonicity magnitudes.
- Score: 45.937634064982
- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- Abstract: Manipulating cold atoms in traps is a key tool for numerous realizations of quantum simulators and quantum sensors. They require accurate modeling and characterization of the underlying trapping potentials. We introduce a technique based on the Mach-Zehnder interferometer for in-situ characterization of weakly anharmonic potentials. By simulating the interferometer in an optical dipole trap, we can accurately determine its trap frequency and upper bounds onto anharmonicity magnitudes.
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