Localization of cold atoms in state-dependent optical lattices via a Rabi pulse

Details Localization of cold atoms in state-dependent optical lattices via a Rabi pulse Localization of cold atoms in state-dependent optical lattices via a Rabi pulse

2010-05-31

arxiv.org/abs/1005.5690v2

Phys. Rev. Lett. 105, 160402 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Quantum Gases

4 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.160402

We propose a novel realization of Anderson localization in non-equilibrium states of ultracold atoms trapped in state-dependent optical lattices. The disorder potential leading to localization is generated with a Rabi pulse transfering a fraction of the atoms into a different internal state for which tunneling between lattice sites is suppressed. Atoms with zero tunneling create a quantum superposition of different random potentials, localizing the mobile atoms. We investigate the dynamics of the mobile atoms after the Rabi pulse for non-interacting and weakly interacting bosons, and we show that the evolved wavefunction attains a quasi-stationary profile with exponentially decaying tails, characteristic of Anderson localization. The localization length is seen to increase with increasing disorder and interaction strength, oppositely to what is expected for equilibrium localization.

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