Optical Flux Lattices for Ultracold Atomic Gases
Quantum Gases
2011-05-03 v1 Quantum Physics
Abstract
We show that simple laser configurations can give rise to "optical flux lattices", in which optically dressed atoms experience a periodic effective magnetic flux with high mean density. These potentials lead to narrow energy bands with non-zero Chern number. Optical flux lattices will greatly facilitate the achievement of the quantum Hall regime for ultracold atomic gases.
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@article{arxiv.1101.2382,
title = {Optical Flux Lattices for Ultracold Atomic Gases},
author = {N. R. Cooper},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.2382},
year = {2011}
}