Ratchet effect for cold atoms in an optical lattice

Details Ratchet effect for cold atoms in an optical lattice Ratchet effect for cold atoms in an optical lattice

2004-09-08

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0409185v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

4 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevLett.94.110603

The realization of a directed current for a quantum particle in a flashing asymmetric potential is studied. It is found that a positive current, i.e. in the direction expected for a conventional diffusive ratchet, can be attained at short times in the limit where the potential is weak and quantum diffusion dominates, while current reversal is obtained for stronger potentials. A single parameter, the ratio between the kicking frequency and the optical lattice potential strength, determines both the degree to which quantum effects dominate, and the possibility of obtaining a ratchet current. The effect should be readily observable in experiments.

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