title: Large area light-pulse atom interferometry
abstract: We report the experimental demonstration of a large area atom interferometer based on extended sequences of light pulses. We characterize the interferometer through measurement of the acceleration due to gravity and demonstrate a threefold enhancement in intrinsic acceleration sensitivity. The technique is applicable to many atom interferometer configurations, including those used for measurement of rotations, gravity gradients, and Planck's over 2pi/m.
authors.affiliation: Physics Department, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA.
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McGuirk
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Snadden
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Kasevich