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Exploring Phase Coherence in a 2D Lattice of Bose-Einstein Condensates

Year: 2001

Type: article

Abstract: Bose-Einstein condensates of rubidium atoms are stored in a two-dimensional periodic dipole force potential, formed by a pair of standing wave laser fields. The resulting potential consists of a lattice of tightly confining tubes, each filled with a 1D quantum gas. Tunnel coupling between neighboring tubes is controlled by the intensity of the laser fields. By observing the interference pattern of atoms released from more than 3000 individual lattice tubes, the phase coherence of the coupled quantum gases is studied. The lifetime of the condensate in the lattice and the dependence of the interference pattern on the lattice configuration are investigated.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.87.160405

Authors: Markus Greiner, Immanuel Bloch, Olaf Mandel, Theodor W. Hänsch, Tilman Esslinger

Institutions: Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

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

Funder: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

OpenAlex ID: W2037879124

FWCI: 30.27

Cites: 18

Cited by: 701

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