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Main Authors: Wolf, Alexander, Efremov, Maxim A.
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20824
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author Wolf, Alexander
Efremov, Maxim A.
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Efremov, Maxim A.
contents 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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spellingShingle Mach-Zehnder interferometer for in-situ characterization of atom traps
Wolf, Alexander
Efremov, Maxim A.
Quantum Physics
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.
title Mach-Zehnder interferometer for in-situ characterization of atom traps
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.20824