Physics – Condensed Matter – Other Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
2007-11-20
Phys. Rev. A 77, 063621 (2008)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Other Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.77.063621
We theoretically study the optical properties of a gas of ultracold, coherently dressed three-level atoms in a Mott insulator phase of an optical lattice. The vacuum state, the band dispersion and the absorption spectrum of the polariton field can be controlled in real time by varying the amplitude and the frequency of the dressing beam. In the weak dressing regime, the system shows unique ultra-slow light propagation properties without absorption. In the presence of a fast time modulation of the dressing amplitude, we predict a significant emission of photon pairs by parametric amplification of the polaritonic zero-point fluctuations. Quantitative considerations on the experimental observability of such a dynamical Casimir effect are presented for the most promising atomic species and level schemes.
Antezza Mauro
Bariani Francesco
Carusotto Iacopo
Ciuti Cristiano
Liberato Simone de
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