Quantum lock-in detection of a vector light shift
Abstract
We demonstrate detection of a vector light shift (VLS) using the quantum lock-in method. The method offers precise and accurate VLS measurement without being affected by real magnetic field fluctuations. We detect a VLS on a Bose--Einstein condensate (BEC) of 87Rb atoms caused by an optical trap beam with a resolution less than 1 Hz. We also demonstrate elimination of a VLS by controlling the beam polarization to realize a long coherence time of a transversally polarized F = 2 BEC. Quantum lock-in VLS detection should find wide application, including the study of spinor BECs, electric-dipole moment searches, and precise magnetometry.
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