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

Autor(en)

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

Abstrakt

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.

Organisation(en)

Quantenoptik, Quantennanophysik und Quanteninformation

Journal

Optical Society of America. Journal B: Optical Physics

Band

32

Seiten

114-120

Anzahl der Seiten

7

ISSN

0740-3224

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.32.000114

Publikationsdatum

01-2015

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

103025 Quantenmechanik, 103021 Optik

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/ea696da8-fa64-4213-8d5d-1a4721c5a774