We study the classical and quantum dynamics of a Fermi accelerator realized by an atom bouncing off a modulated atomic mirror. We find that in a window of the modulation amplitude, dynamical localization occurs in both position and momentum. A recent experiment @A. Steane, P. Szriftgiser, P. Desbiolles, and J. Dalibard, Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 4972 ~1995!# shows that this system can be implemented...

P. Deuar,* A. G. Sykes, D. M. Gangardt, M. J. Davis, P. D. Drummond, and K. V. Kheruntsyan Laboratoire Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistique, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, France ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics, School of Physical Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston,...

Sebastian Wüster, Beata J. Dąbrowska-Wüster, Ashton S. Bradley, Matthew J. Davis, P. Blair Blakie, Joseph J. Hope, and Craig M. Savage ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Australian National University, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum-Atom Optics, Nonlinear Physics Centre, Research School of Physical Scie...

We demonstrate light-pulse atom interferometry with large-momentum-transfer atom optics based on stimulated Raman transitions and frequency-swept adiabatic rapid passage. Our atom optics have produced momentum splittings of up to 30 photon recoil momenta in an acceleration-sensitive interferometer for laser cooled atoms. We experimentally verify the enhancement of phase shift per unit accelerat...