Abstract
Optical elements such as mirrors, lenses and splitters have been demonstrated recently for atomic matter waves. Atom interferometry and optics have opened exciting opportunities both for studying fundamental issues of quantum theory and for the realization of ultra-high sensitivity measurements [1]. The two fields of atom optics and atom interferometry are interrelated since breakthroughs in either of them have immediate repercussions on the other one. Both have benefited from the development of laser cooling and trapping techniques during the last fifteen years [2]. Laser manipulation of atoms provides a means to tailor the spatial and velocity distributions of atomic samples for use in subsequent experiments. Furthermore, the realization of atom condensates [3] promises the emergence of a new branch of physics where the techniques developed in atom optics will find new direct applications.
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