Spin Excitation Spectra of Spin-Orbit Coupled Bosons in Optical Lattice

Abstract

Spin-wave excitation plays important roles in the investigation of the magnetic phases. In this paper, we study the spin-wave excitation spectra of two-component Bose gases with spin-orbit coupling on a deep square optical lattice using spin-wave theory. We find that, while the excitation spectrum of the vortex crystal phase is gapless with a linear dispersion in the vicinity of the minimum point, the spectra of the commensurate spiral spin phase and the skyrmion crystal phase are gapped. Significantly, the spin fluctuations strongly destabilize the classical ground state of the skyrmion phase. It suggests the emergence of a new state in the phase diagram. Such features of the spin excitation spectra provide further insights into the exploration of the exotic spin phases.

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