Biselective pulses for large-area atom interferometry
Biselective pulses for large-area atom interferometry
We present designs for the augmentation ``mirror'' pulses of large-momentum-transfer atom interferometers that maintain their fidelity as the wave-packet momentum difference is increased. These biselective pulses, tailored using optimal control methods to the evolving bimodal momentum distribution, should allow greater interferometer areas and hence increased inertial measurement sensitivity, without requiring …