Spin-dependent optical superlattice

We propose and implement a lattice scheme for coherently manipulating atomic spins. Using a vector light shift and a superlattice structure, we demonstrate experimentally its capability on addressing spins in double wells and square plaquettes with subwavelength resolution. The quantum coherence of...

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Hauptverfasser: Yang, Bing (Verfasst von) , Dai, Han-Ning (Verfasst von) , Sun, Hui (Verfasst von) , Reingruber, Andreas (Verfasst von) , Yuan, Zhen-Sheng (Verfasst von) , Pan, Jian-Wei (Verfasst von)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
In: Physical review
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 96, Heft: 1, Pages: 011602
ISSN:2469-9934
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.96.011602
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.96.011602
Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.96.011602
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Verfasserangaben:Bing Yang, Han-Ning Dai, Hui Sun, Andreas Reingruber, Zhen-Sheng Yuan, and Jian-Wei Pan
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Zusammenfassung:We propose and implement a lattice scheme for coherently manipulating atomic spins. Using a vector light shift and a superlattice structure, we demonstrate experimentally its capability on addressing spins in double wells and square plaquettes with subwavelength resolution. The quantum coherence of spin manipulations is verified through measuring atom tunneling and spin exchange dynamics. Our experiment presents a building block for engineering many-body quantum states in optical lattices for realizing quantum simulation and computation tasks.
Beschreibung:Published 20 July 2017
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Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISSN:2469-9934
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevA.96.011602