Atomic motion in tilted optical lattices
Quantum Physics
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
This paper presents a formalism describing the dynamics of a quantum particle in a one-dimensional, time-dependent, tilted lattice. The formalism uses the Wannier-Stark states, which are localized in each site of the lattice, and provides a simple framework allowing fully-analytical developments. Analytic solutions describing the particle motion are explicit derived, and the resulting dynamics is studied.
Cite
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0307118,
title = {Atomic motion in tilted optical lattices},
author = {Quentin Thommen and Jean Claude Garreau and Veronique Zehnle},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0307118},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
6 pages, 2 figs, submitted to EPJD, Springer Verlag style