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Cold polar molecules in two-dimensional traps: Tailoring interactions with external fields for novel quantum phases

Year: 2007

Type: article

Abstract: We discuss techniques to engineer effective long-range interactions between polar molecules using external static electric and microwave fields. We consider a setup where molecules are trapped in a two-dimensional pancake geometry by a far-off-resonance optical trap, which ensures the stability of the dipolar collisions. We detail how to modify the shape and the strength of the long-range part of interaction potentials, which can be utilized to realize interesting quantum phases in the context of cold molecular gases.

Source: Physical Review A

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.76.043604

Authors: A. Micheli, G. Pupillo, H. P. Büchler, P. Zoller

Institutions: Austrian Academy of Sciences, Universität Innsbruck, Institute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Innsbruck

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: European Commission, Austrian Science Fund

OpenAlex ID: W2043756107

FWCI: 8.467

Cites: 51

Cited by: 220

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