%0 Generic %1 bade2017photon %A Bade, Satyanarayana %A Djadaojee, Lionel %A Andia, Manuel %A Cladé, Pierre %A Guellati-Khélifa, Saïda %D 2017 %K atom_interferometer intensity_fluctuations noise_source %T Photon momentum in a distorted optical field %U http://arxiv.org/abs/1712.04023 %X In a laser beam, the momentum carried by light is locally affected by spacial intensity and phase fluctuations. In this letter, we show that fluctuations of the momentum is correlated to intensity fluctuations of the beam. We propose a model to estimate the contribution of short-scale distortions to the local photon momentum. We experimentally measure this contribution by using an atom interferometer. We also discuss how such effects, which have always been neglected, impact high-precision measurements based on atom interferometry.

@misc{bade2017photon, abstract = {In a laser beam, the momentum carried by light is locally affected by spacial intensity and phase fluctuations. In this letter, we show that fluctuations of the momentum is correlated to intensity fluctuations of the beam. We propose a model to estimate the contribution of short-scale distortions to the local photon momentum. We experimentally measure this contribution by using an atom interferometer. We also discuss how such effects, which have always been neglected, impact high-precision measurements based on atom interferometry.}, added-at = {2018-01-10T14:51:27.000+0100}, author = {Bade, Satyanarayana and Djadaojee, Lionel and Andia, Manuel and Cladé, Pierre and Guellati-Khélifa, Saïda}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2428420f580e840dc28d1fbf609e24521/j.siemss}, description = {1712.04023.pdf}, interhash = {c8a796ff802ec89d455a70064da2d797}, intrahash = {428420f580e840dc28d1fbf609e24521}, keywords = {atom_interferometer intensity_fluctuations noise_source}, note = {cite arxiv:1712.04023}, timestamp = {2018-01-10T14:51:27.000+0100}, title = {Photon momentum in a distorted optical field}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/1712.04023}, year = 2017 }