Using time-reversal symmetry for sensitive incoherent matter-wave Sagnac interferometry.
We present a theory of the transmission of guided matter-waves through Sagnac interferometers. Interferometer configurations with only one input and one output port have a property similar to the phase rigidity observed in the transmission through Aharonov-Bohm interferometers in coherent mesoscopic electronics. This property enables their operation with incoherent matter-wave sources. High rotation sensitivity is predicted for high finesse configurations.
Japha
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Department of Physics, Ben-Gurion University, Be'er-Sheva 84105, Israel.
Arzouan
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Avishai
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Folman
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