Flat-phase loading of a Bose-Einstein condensate into an optical lattice
- Department of Chemical Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100 (Israel)
It has been proposed that the adiabatic loading of a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) into an optical lattice via the Mott-insulator transition can be used to initialize a quantum computer [D. Jaksch et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 3108 (1998)]. The loading of a BEC into the lattice without causing band excitation is readily achievable; however, unless one switches on an optical lattice very slowly, the optical lattice causes a phase to accumulate across the condensate. We show analytically and numerically that a cancellation of this effect is possible by adjusting the harmonic trap force constant of the magnetic trap appropriately, thereby facilitating quick loading of an optical lattice for quantum computing purposes. A simple analytical theory is developed for a nonstationary BEC in a harmonic trap.
- OSTI ID:
- 20632350
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review. A, Vol. 66, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.66.053620; (c) 2002 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1050-2947
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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