Quantum stability of self-organized atomic insulator-like states in optical resonators

Details Quantum stability of self-organized atomic insulator-like states in optical resonators Quantum stability of self-organized atomic insulator-like states in optical resonators

2007-10-16

arxiv.org/abs/0710.3047v2

New Journal of Physics 10, 045002 (2008).

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

13 pages, 6 figures. Replaced with revised version. Accepted for publication in New J. Phys., special issue "Quantum correlati

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We investigate a paradigm example of cavity quantum electrodynamics with many body systems: an ultracold atomic gas inside a pumped optical resonator. In particular, we study the stability of atomic insulator-like states, confined by the mechanical potential emerging from the cavity field spatial mode structure. As in open space, when the optical potential is sufficiently deep, the atomic gas is in the Mott-like state. Inside the cavity, however, the potential depends on the atomic distribution, which determines the refractive index of the medium, thus altering the intracavity field amplitude. We derive the effective Bose-Hubbard model describing the physics of the system in one dimension and study the crossover between the superfluid -- Mott insulator quantum states. We determine the regions of parameters where the atomic insulator states are stable, and predict the existence of overlapping stability regions corresponding to competing insulator-like states. Bistable behavior, controlled by the pump intensity, is encountered in the vicinity of the shifted cavity resonance.

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