K. Häusler, J. Baumann, C. Netzel, A. Mogilatenko, J. Glaab, J.E. Boschker, J. Fricke, A. Maaßdorf, H. Wenzel, A. Knigge, A. Bawamia and A. Wicht

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Conf. on Lasers and Electro-Optics/Europe and European Quantum Electronics Conf. (CLEO/Europe-EQEC 2025), Munich, Germany, Jun. 23-27, ISBN: 979-8-3315-1252-1, cb-p-14 (2025).

Abstract:

The realization of Bose-Einstein Condensates (BECs) is of great interest for both fundamental research and emerging applications such as high-precision quantum sensors, atom interferometers, gravimeters, and “atom lasers” exploiting the coherence of atomic waves [1]. To investigate fundamental principles – e.g. the equivalence of heavy mass and inertial mass – BECs have been created and examined in weightlessness in the Bremen drop tower in 2007 (QUANTUS) and on board a sounding rocket in 2017 (MAIUS) [2]. Building on these missions, further atom-optical experiments are planned for the International Space Station (ISS). All these experiments rely on coherent, monochromatic, frequency-stabilized laser light for cooling and manipulating cold atoms.

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