Ultracold Lattice Gases with Periodically Modulated Interactions

作者:Rapp Akos*; Deng Xiaolong; Santos Luis
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2012, 109(20): 203005.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.203005

摘要

We show that a time-dependent magnetic field inducing a periodically modulated scattering length may lead to interesting novel scenarios for cold gases in optical lattices, characterized by a nonlinear hopping depending on the number difference at neighboring sites. We discuss the rich physics introduced by this hopping, including pair superfluidity, exactly defect-free Mott-insulator states for finite hopping, and pure holon and doublon superfluids. We also address experimental detection, showing that the introduced nonlinear hopping may lead in harmonically trapped gases to abrupt drops in the density profile marking the interface between different superfluid regions.

  • 出版日期2012-11-14