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Title: Matter-Wave Emission in Optical Lattices: Single Particle and Collective Effects

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Str. 1, Garching, D-85748 (Germany)

We introduce a simple setup corresponding to the matter-wave analogue of impurity atoms embedded in a photonic crystal and interacting with the radiation field. Atoms in a given internal level are trapped in an optical lattice, and play the role of the impurities. Atoms in an untrapped level play the role of the radiation field. The interaction is mediated by means of lasers that couple those levels. By tuning the lasers parameters, it is possible to drive the system through different regimes, and observe phenomena such as matter-wave superradiance, non-Markovian atom emission, and the appearance of bound atomic states.

OSTI ID:
21180068
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 101, Issue 26; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.260404; (c) 2008 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English