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Spin Hall Effects for Cold Atoms in a Light-Induced Gauge Potential

Year: 2006

Type: article

Abstract: We propose an experimental scheme to observe spin Hall effects with cold atoms in a light-induced gauge potential. Under an appropriate configuration, the cold atoms moving in a spatially varying laser field experience an effective spin-dependent gauge potential. Through numerical simulation, we demonstrate that such a gauge field leads to observable spin Hall currents under realistic conditions. We also discuss the quantum spin Hall state in an optical lattice.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.97.240401

Authors: Shi-Liang Zhu, Hao Fu, C.-J. Wu, S.-C. Zhang, L.-M. Duan

Institutions: South China Normal University, University of Michigan, Michigan Center for Translational Pathology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Stanford University

Language: English

Topic: Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Agricultural Research Development Agency, Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University, Division of Materials Research, Army Research Office

Awards: G1325202077, G1398330795, G1561258537, G168529185, G2371548206, G303061748, QnTm: Inherently Robust Quantum Computation and Communication, G4654690619, "Raman Laser Cooling and Raman Spin Squeezing", 几类量子计算模型研究, G5570207115, Symmetry Principles in Strongly Correlated Systems, G969889393

OpenAlex ID: W2035019976

FWCI: 6.114

Cites: 28

Cited by: 256

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