TY  - JOUR
AU  - Larocque, Hugo
AU  - Fickler, Robert
AU  - Cohen, Eliahu
AU  - Grillo, Vincenzo
AU  - Dunin-Borkowski, Rafal E.
AU  - Leuchs, Gerd
AU  - Karimi, Ebrahim
TI  - Structured quantum projectiles
JO  - Physical review / A
VL  - 99
IS  - 2
SN  - 2469-9926
CY  - Woodbury, NY
PB  - Inst.
M1  - FZJ-2020-02667
SP  - 023628
PY  - 2019
AB  - Matter wave interferometry is becoming an increasingly important technique in quantum metrology. However, unlike its photonic counterpart, this technique relies on the interference of particles possessing a nonzero rest mass and an electric charge. Matter waves can therefore experience alterations in their wavelike features while propagating through uniform fields to which a linear potential can be attributed, e.g., the Newtonian gravitational potential. Here, we derive the propagation kernel attributed to matter waves within such a potential. This kernel thereafter allows us to provide analytical formulations for structured matter waves subjected to a linear potential. Our formulations are in agreement with both the classical dynamics attributed to such waves and with previous interferometry experiments. Eigenbasis representations of structured matter waves are also introduced along with their application to enhanced interferometric measurements. Our results are not only relevant to matter wave interferometry, but also emphasize its fundamental differences with respect to photonic interferometry.
LB  - PUB:(DE-HGF)16
UR  - <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000459902500005
DO  - DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.99.023628
UR  - https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/878154
ER  -