Demonstration and characterization of a detector for minimally destructive detection of Bose condensed atoms in real time

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Figl, C.
Longchambon, L.
Jeppesen, M.
Kruger, M.
Bachor, Hans
Robins, N. P.
Close, J. D.

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Optical Society of America

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We present the first detector capable of recording high-bandwidth real time atom number density measurements of a Bose Einstein condensate. Based on a two-color Mach-Zehnder interferometer, our detector has a response time that is six orders of magnitude faster than current detectors based on CCD cameras while still operating at the shot-noise limit. With this minimally destructive system it may be possible to implement feedback to stabilize a Bose-Einstein condensate or an atom laser.

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Applied Optics

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