A Compact, High-Data-Rate, High-Sensitivity GMOT-Based Light-Pulse Atom Interferometer toward Time-Multiplexed, Multi-Axis Inertial Sensing
Abstract
Light-pulse atom interferometry has emerged as a promising approach for developing quantum inertial and gravity sensors for real-world applications, but achieving robust operation in dynamic environments without sacrificing sensitivity remains challenging. To mitigate performance degradations resulting from vibration-induced noise and mismatches in the spatial overlap between free-falling atoms and light pulses, we demonstrate a first-of-a-kind high-data-rate, high-sensitivity grating magneto-optical trap (GMOT)-based light-pulse atom interferometer (LPAI). This system uses a compact, rugged GMOT architecture, based on an in-vacuum microfabricated grating chip and a single laser-cooling beam, to enable high-data-rate GMOT-based cold-atom generation with sub-Doppler cooling. Our GMOT-based LPAI operates at high data rates (up to 100 Hz), while simultaneously achieving both high acceleration sensitivity (550 ng/rt-Hz at 20 Hz, 1.49 ug/rt-Hz at 45 Hz, and 6.31 ug/rt-Hz at 70 Hz) and good bias stability (71 ng). This compact, rugged architecture paves the way for field-deployable quantum inertial and gravity sensors in high dynamics and for time-multiplexed, multi-axis inertial sensing.
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BibTeX
@misc{smith2026compact,
title = {{A Compact, High-Data-Rate, High-Sensitivity GMOT-Based Light-Pulse Atom Interferometer toward Time-Multiplexed, Multi-Axis Inertial Sensing}},
author = {Benjamin Smith and Adrian Orozco and Jongmin Lee},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2610.01735},
eprint = {2610.01735},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.01735},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - A Compact, High-Data-Rate, High-Sensitivity GMOT-Based Light-Pulse Atom Interferometer toward Time-Multiplexed, Multi-Axis Inertial Sensing
AU - Benjamin Smith
AU - Adrian Orozco
AU - Jongmin Lee
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/01
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2610.01735
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.01735
AB - Light-pulse atom interferometry has emerged as a promising approach for developing quantum inertial and gravity sensors for real-world applications, but achieving robust operation in dynamic environments without sacrificing sensitivity remains challenging. To mitigate performance degradations resulting from vibration-induced noise and mismatches in the spatial overlap between free-falling atoms and light pulses, we demonstrate a first-of-a-kind high-data-rate, high-sensitivity grating magneto-optical trap (GMOT)-based light-pulse atom interferometer (LPAI). This system uses a compact, rugged GMOT architecture, based on an in-vacuum microfabricated grating chip and a single laser-cooling beam, to enable high-data-rate GMOT-based cold-atom generation with sub-Doppler cooling. Our GMOT-based LPAI operates at high data rates (up to 100 Hz), while simultaneously achieving both high acceleration sensitivity (550 ng/rt-Hz at 20 Hz, 1.49 ug/rt-Hz at 45 Hz, and 6.31 ug/rt-Hz at 70 Hz) and good bias stability (71 ng). This compact, rugged architecture paves the way for field-deployable quantum inertial and gravity sensors in high dynamics and for time-multiplexed, multi-axis inertial sensing.
ER -