Nanoplasmonic Lattices for Ultracold atoms
Atomic Physics
2014-07-29 v3 Quantum Gases
Quantum Physics
Abstract
We propose to use sub-wavelength confinement of light associated with the near field of plasmonic systems to create nanoscale optical lattices for ultracold atoms. Our approach combines the unique coherence properties of isolated atoms with the sub-wavelength manipulation and strong light-matter interaction associated with nano-plasmonic systems. It allows one to considerably increase the energy scales in the realization of Hubbard models and to engineer effective long-range interactions in coherent and dissipative many-body dynamics. Realistic imperfections and potential applications are discussed.
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@article{arxiv.1208.6293,
title = {Nanoplasmonic Lattices for Ultracold atoms},
author = {M. Gullans and T. Tiecke and D. E. Chang and J. Feist and J. D. Thompson and J. I. Cirac and P. Zoller and M. D. Lukin},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1208.6293},
year = {2014}
}
Comments
5 pages, 3 figures, V2: minor changes, V3: minor changes, added supplemental material