Theoretical description of atomtronic Josephson junctions in an optical lattice
arXiv:2502.13357 · doi:10.1103/1r19-1tkm
Abstract
Experimental realizations of ``atomtronic" Josephson junctions have recently been created in annular traps in relative rotation with respect to potential barriers that generate the weak links. If these devices are additionally subjected to an optical lattice potential, then they can incorporate strong-coupling Mott physics within the design, which can modify the behavior and can allow for interesting new configurations of barriers and of superfluid flow patterns. We examine theoretically the behavior of a Bose superfluid in an optical lattice in the presence of an annular trap and a barrier across the annular region which acts as a Josephson junction. As the superfluid is rotated, circulating super-currents appear. Beyond a threshold superfluid velocity, phase slips develop, which generate vortices. We use a finite temperature strong-coupling expansion about the mean-field solution of the Bose Hubbard model to calculate various properties of such devices. In addition, we discuss some of the rich behavior that can result when there are Mott regions within the system.
12 pages, 9 figures
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