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Subwavelength vacuum lattices and atom-atom interactions in photonic crystals

Quantum Physics 2015-05-18 v1 Quantum Gases

Abstract

We propose the use of photonic crystal structures to design subwavelength optical lattices in two dimensions for ultracold atoms by using both Guided Modes and Casimir-Polder forces. We further show how to use Guided Modes for photon-induced large and strongly long-range interactions between trapped atoms. Finally, we analyze the prospects of this scheme to implement spin models for quantum simulation

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@article{arxiv.1407.7336,
  title  = {Subwavelength vacuum lattices and atom-atom interactions in photonic crystals},
  author = {A. González-Tudela and C. -L. Hung and D. E. Chang and J. I. Cirac and H. J. Kimble},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1407.7336},
  year   = {2015}
}

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16 pages, 10 figures