Realization of a deeply subwavelength adiabatic optical lattice
R. P. Anderson, D. Trypogeorgos, A. Valdés-Curiel, Q.-Y. Liang, J. Tao, M. Zhao, T. Andrijauskas, G. Juzeliūnas, I. B. Spielman
Abstract
This paper presents a flexible sub-wavelength lattice with period divided by a factor of $N$ built from $N$ coupled atomic states, and convert the lattice to a tunable superlattice with $N$-wells arrayed within a conventional half-wavelength unit cell.
Topics & Concepts
Zeeman effectPhysicsLattice (music)Optical latticeSuperlatticeCondensed matter physicsAdiabatic processReciprocal latticeWavelengthOpticsParticle in a one-dimensional latticeLaserRealization (probability)Lattice constantRaman spectroscopyUltracold atomOptoelectronicsLattice planeAtomic physicsCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein CondensatesNonlinear Photonic SystemsQuantum optics and atomic interactions