Physics – Condensed Matter – Quantum Gases
Scientific paper
2011-02-19
Phys.Rev.A. 84, 025602 (2011)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Quantum Gases
5 pages, 4 figures, accepted as a PRA Brief Report
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevA.84.025602
We describe a new class of atom-laser coupling schemes which lead to spin-orbit coupled Hamiltonians for ultra-cold neutral atoms. By properly setting the optical phases, a pair of degenerate pseudospin states emerge as the lowest energy states in the spectrum, and are thus immune to collisionally induced decay. These schemes use $N$ cyclically coupled ground or metastable internal states. We specialize to two situations: a three level case giving fixed Rashba coupling, and a four-level case that adds a controllable Dresselhaus contribution. We describe an implementation of the four level scheme for $\Rb87$ and analyze the sensitivity of our approach to realistic experimental limitations and imperfections. Lastly, we argue that no laser coupling scheme can give pure Rashba or Dresselhaus coupling: akin to condensed matter systems, higher order terms spoil the symmetry of these couplings. However, for sufficiently intense laser fields the continuous rotational symmetry approximately holds, making the Rashba Hamiltonian applicable for cold atoms.
Campbell Daniel L.
Juzeliunas Gediminas
Spielman Ian B.
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