Published August 11, 2006
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Journal article
Self-Localization of Bose-Einstein Condensates in Optical Lattices via Boundary Dissipation
- 1. Dipartimento di Fisica, CNR-INFM and CSDC, Universita di Firenze, Via Sansone 1, I-50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Italy)
- 2. Department of Physics, University of Strathclyde, 107 Rottenrow, Glasgow G4 ONG, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Description
We introduce a technique to obtain localization of Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattices via boundary dissipations. Stationary and traveling localized states are generated by removing atoms at the optical lattice ends. Clear regimes of stretched-exponential decay for the number of atoms trapped in the lattice are identified. The phenomenon is universal and can also be observed in arrays of optical waveguides with mirrors at the system boundaries
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 97
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 060401-060401.4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 38023588
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ATOMS; BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION; MIRRORS; TRAPPING; WAVEGUIDES
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- Notes
- (c) 2006 The American Physical Society