Spin-orbit Coupling in Optical lattices
Quantum Gases
2015-09-02 v1
Abstract
In this review, we discuss the physics of spin-orbit coupled quantum gases in optical lattices. After reviewing some relevant experimental techniques, we introduce the basic theoretical model and discuss some of its generic features. In particular, we concentrate on the interplay between spin-orbit coupling and strong interactions and show how it leads to various exotic quantum phases in both the Mott insulating and superfluid regimes. Phase transitions between the Mott and superfluid states are also discussed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1411.2297,
title = {Spin-orbit Coupling in Optical lattices},
author = {Shizhong Zhang and William S. Cole and Arun Paramekanti and Nandini Trivedi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1411.2297},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Review chapter to appear in Annual Review of Cold Atoms and Molecules