Multiloop and multiaxis atomtronic Sagnac interferometry

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Authors: Saurabh Pandey, Ceren Uzun, Katarzyna A. Krzyzanowska, M. Boshier
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Abstract

We report the experimental realization of a large-area and multiaxis atomtronic interferometer in an optical waveguide for rotation sensing. A large enclosed area is achieved through multiloop operation in a guided-atom interferometer using Bose-Einstein condensates. We demonstrate a three-loop interferometer with a total interrogation time of ∼ 0.4 s and an enclosed area of 8.7 mm 2 —the largest reported in a fully guided or one-dimensional setup. High-contrast interference fringes are observed for up to five Sagnac orbits in a smaller loop-area configuration. Our approach enables interleaved rotation measurements about multiple arbitrary axes within the same experimental setup. We present results for area-enclosing interferometers in both horizontal and vertical planes, demonstrating that the interferometer contrast remains comparable across orthogonal orientations of the enclosed area vectors.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Geophysics and Sensor Technology Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing

Publication details

Journal / source
Physical Review Research
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
Volume
8
Issue
1
Publication date
20 January 2026
Language
EN