Anisotropic blockade using pendular long-range Rydberg molecules

作者:Eiles Matthew T; Lee Hyunwoo; Perez Rios Jesus; Greene Chris H
来源:PHYSICAL REVIEW A, 2017, 95(5): 052708.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.95.052708

摘要

We propose an experiment to demonstrate a blockademechanism caused by long-range anisotropic interactions in an ultracold dipolar gas composed of the recently observed "butterfly" Rydberg molecules. At the blockade radius, the strong intermolecular interaction between two adjacent molecules shifts their molecular states out of resonance with the photoassociation laser, preventing their simultaneous excitation. When the molecules are prepared in a quasi-one-dimensional (Q1D) trap, the interaction's strength can be tuned via a weak external field. The molecular density thus depends strongly on the angle between the trap axis and the field. The available Rydberg and internal molecular states provide a wide range of tunability.

  • 出版日期2017-5-30
  • 单位中国科学院理论物理研究所