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Limits to phase resolution in matter wave interferometry

M. Jääskeläinen, W. Zhang, P. Meystre

abstract: We study the quantum dynamics of a two-mode Bose-Einstein condensate in a time-dependent symmetric double-well potential using analytical and numerical methods. The effects of internal degrees of freedom on the visibility of interference fringes during a stage of ballistic expansion are investigated varying particle number, nonlinear interaction sign and strength as well as tunneling coupling. Expressions for the phase resolution are derived and the possible enhancement due to squeezing is discussed. In particular, the role of the superfluid - Mott insulator cross-over and its analog for attractive interactions is recognized.

oai_identifier:
oai:arXiv.org:quant-ph/0407015
categories:
quant-ph
comments:
10 pages, 9 figures
doi:
10.1103/PhysRevA.70.063612
arxiv_id:
quant-ph/0407015
created:
2004-07-02

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