Self-guiding of matter waves in optical lattices

被引:4
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作者
Alexander, Tristram J. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ New S Wales, Australian Def Force Acad, Sch Phys Environm & Math Sci, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia
[2] Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Phys Sci & Engn, Nonlinear Phys Ctr, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
[3] Australian Natl Univ, Res Sch Phys Sci & Engn, ARC Ctr Excellence Quantum Atom Opt, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW A | 2011年 / 83卷 / 04期
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
ITERATION METHODS; DYNAMICS; SUPERFLUID;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevA.83.043624
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
It is shown numerically that Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattices may be localized as self-induced waveguides and that these wave guides may take complex forms, including bends and X junctions. The waveguides are found to support continuous condensate flow, even around multiple right-angle bends. It is demonstrated that pulsed matter-wave transport may also occur along single-site waveguides in the form of solitons and that these solitons may propagate around bends and collide without change of shape or dependence on phase. A scheme based on single-site addressability techniques and the Kibble-Zurek mechanism is proposed for observing these effects.
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