Dynamic optical lattices: two-dimensional rotating and accordion lattices for ultracold atoms
arXiv:0809.0288 · doi:10.1364/OE.16.016977
Abstract
We demonstrate a novel experimental arrangement which rotates a 2D optical lattice at frequencies up to several kilohertz. Ultracold atoms in such a rotating lattice can be used for the direct quantum simulation of strongly correlated systems under large effective magnetic fields, allowing investigation of phenomena such as the fractional quantum Hall effect. Our arrangement also allows the periodicity of a 2D optical lattice to be varied dynamically, producing a 2D accordion lattice.
7 pages, 5 figures, final version
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