A quantum motor: directed wavepacket motion in an optical lattice
Quantum Physics
2011-10-10 v1 Quantum Gases
Abstract
We propose a method for arbitrary manipulations of a quantum wavepacket in an optical lattice by a suitable modulation of the lattice amplitude. A theoretical model allows to determine the modulation corresponding to a given wavepacket motion, so that arbitrary atomic trajectories can be generated. The method is immediately usable in state of the art experiments.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1104.3254,
title = {A quantum motor: directed wavepacket motion in an optical lattice},
author = {Quentin Thommen and Jean Claude Garreau and Véronique Zehnlé},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.3254},
year = {2011}
}