Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2009-02-16
Phys. Rev. A 80, 053608 (2009)
Physics
Quantum Physics
12 pages, 18 figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.80.053608
We study the quantum phase transitions between superfluid and Mott insulator states for ultracold bosons occupying two bands of an optical lattice. The two atomic states are resonantly coupled by a single cavity mode which mediates transitions between the two bosonic particle modes via absorption or emission of a cavity photon. This coupling between the bands shifts the appearance of the Mott insulator phase towards deeper optical lattice potentials and stronger on-site interaction strength, as atomic coherence can build up via photon assisted tunneling in both bands. Varying the intra and interband on-site interactions leads to several different atomic phase configurations. There are even parameter regions where a mean field approach predicts concurrence of a Mott insulator state in one band, while atoms in the second band stay superfluid.
Ritsch Helmut
Zoubi Hashem
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