Refined model for Talbot-Lau matter-wave optics with pulsed photodepletion gratings

Nadine Doerre; Philipp Haslinger; Jonas Rodewald; Philipp Geyer; Markus Arndt

doi:10.1364/JOSAB.32.000114

Refined model for Talbot-Lau matter-wave optics with pulsed photodepletion gratings

Nadine Doerre
, Philipp Haslinger
, Jonas Rodewald
, Philipp Geyer
, Markus Arndt (Corresponding author)

Quantum Optics, Quantum Nanophysics and Quantum Information

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Abstract

We analyze time-domain Talbot-Lau interferometry of organic cluster beams that are exposed to pulsed photodepletion gratings in the vacuum ultraviolet. We focus particularly on the analysis of the complex (phase and absorption) character of the optical elements. The discussion includes the role of wavefront distortions due to mirror imperfections on the nanometer level and the effect of finite coherence in the diffraction gratings. This improved understanding of the interferometer allows us to extract new information on optical properties of anthracene and ferrocene clusters and to define conditions for future matter-wave experiments.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	114-120
Number of pages	7
Journal	Optical Society of America. Journal B: Optical Physics
Volume	32
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.32.000114
Publication status	Published - Jan 2015

Funding

We acknowledge support by the European Commission (NANOQUESTFIT, 304886), the European Research Council (PROBIOTIQUS, 320694), and the Austrian science funds (DK CoQuS W1210-3). We thank M. Schulz (PTB, Braunschweig), J. Ebert (Laser Optik Garbsen), and T. Klein (Bruker Nano) for characterizations of CaF<INF>2</INF> optics.

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

103025 Quantum mechanics
103021 Optics

Keywords

TIME-DOMAIN
INTERFEROMETER
MOLECULES
CLUSTERS

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Refined model for Talbot-Lau matter-wave optics with pulsed photodepletion gratings

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Austrian Fields of Science 2012

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PROBIOTIQUS: Processing of biomolecular targets for interferometric quantum experiments

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Refined model for Talbot-Lau matter-wave optics with pulsed photodepletion gratings

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PROBIOTIQUS: Processing of biomolecular targets for interferometric quantum experiments

NANOQUESTFIT: Nanoparticles in Quantum Experiments: Exploring the scientific basis of future innovative quantum technologies

CoQuS: Complex Quantum Systems

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