Spatial Correlation Diagnostics for Atoms in Optical Lattices

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1999-09-21

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9909066v2

"Spatial correlation diagnostics for atoms in optical lattices", J. Grondalski, I. H. Deutsch, and P. M. Alsing, Opt. Exp. vol

Physics

Quantum Physics

13 pages, 6 figures

Scientific paper

We explore the use of first and second order same-time atomic spatial correlation functions as a diagnostic for probing the small scale spatial structure of atomic samples trapped in optical lattices. Assuming an ensemble of equivalent atoms, properties of the local wave function at a given lattice site can be measured using same-position first-order correlations. Statistics of atomic distributions over the lattice can be measured via two-point correlations, generally requiring the averaging of multiple realizations of statistically similar but distinct realizations in order to obtain sufficient signal to noise. Whereas two-point first order correlations are fragile due to phase fluctuations from shot-to-shot in the ensemble, second order correlations are robust. We perform numerical simulations to demonstrate these diagnostic tools.

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