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Phase controllable dynamical localization: a generalization of the Dunlap-Kenkre result

Statistical Mechanics 2011-11-01 v1 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Quantum Gases

Abstract

Dunlap-Kenkre result states that Dynamical Localization (DL) of a field driven quantum particle in a discrete periodic lattice happens when the ratio of the field magnitude to the field frequency (say, η\eta) of the diagonal sinusoidal drive is a root of the ordinary Bessel function of order 0. This has been experimentally verified. A generalization of the Dunlap-Kenkre result is presented here. We analytically show that if we have an off-diagonal driving field (with modulation δ\delta) and diagonal driving field with different frequencies (say ω1\omega_1 and ω2\omega_2 respectively) and a definite phase relationship ϕ\phi between them, one can obtain DL if (1) η\eta is a zero of the Bessel function of order 0 and ϕ\phi is an odd multiple of π/2\pi/2 for equal and ω1ω2=oddinteger\frac{\omega_1}{\omega_2}= odd integer driving frequencies, (2) η\eta is a zero of the Bessel function of order 0 and ϕ\phi is an integer multiple of π\pi including zero for ω1ω2=evenintegerm\frac{\omega_1}{\omega_2}= even integer \equiv m, and (3) ϕ=arcsin(J0(η)δJm(η))\phi = -\arcsin(\frac{J_0(\eta)}{\delta J_m(\eta)}) and η\eta is not a zero of the Bessel function of the even order mm.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1110.6799,
  title  = {Phase controllable dynamical localization: a generalization of the Dunlap-Kenkre result},
  author = {Navinder Singh},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1110.6799},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

3 pages, 1 figure (Letter)

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