Spin-momentum coupled Bose-Einstein condensates with lattice band pseudospins
arXiv:1506.03887 · doi:10.1038/ncomms10867
Abstract
The quantum emulation of spin-momentum coupling (SMC), a crucial ingredient for the emergence of topological phases, is currently drawing considerable interest. In previous quantum gas experiments, typically two atomic hyperfine states were chosen as pseudospins. Here, we report the observation of a new kind of SMC achieved by loading a Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) into periodically driven optical lattices. The s- and p-bands of a static lattice, which act as pseudospins, are coupled through an additional moving lattice which induces a momentum dependent coupling between the two pseudospins, resulting in s-p hybrid Floquet-Bloch bands. We investigate the band structures by measuring the quasimomentum of the BEC for different velocities and strengths of the moving lattice and compare our measurements to theoretical predictions. The realization of SMC with lattice bands as pseudospins paves the way for engineering novel quantum matter using hybrid orbital bands.
6 pages, 5 figures
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