Rectified momentum transport for a kicked Bose-Einstein Condensate
arXiv:0706.1627 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.043002
Abstract
We report the experimental observation of rectified momentum transport for a Bose-Einstein Condensate kicked at the Talbot time (quantum resonance) by an optical standing wave. Atoms are initially prepared in a superposition of the 0 and -2*hbar*kl momentum states using an optical pi/2 pulse. By changing the relative phase of the superposed states, a momentum current in either direction along the standing wave may be produced. We offer an interpretation based on matter wave interference, showing that the observed effect is uniquely quantum.
4 Pages, 4 Figures. Accepted for publication Phys. Rev. Lett. June 2007
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