Large momentum transfer optics: A means to probe the interplay between gravity and quantum mechanics.

A consistent description of gravity in quantum mechanics and general relativity is becoming increasingly accessible to table-top experiments. In this paper, I introduce the experimental technique of large momentum transfer optics as a means to probe gravity at microscopic scales. I argue, with the help of recent experimental observations, that large momentum transfer optics is the best experimental technique to do so. I conclude with possible future directions using large momentum transfer optics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]