Atomic Landau-Zener tunneling and Wannier-Stark ladders in optical potentials

被引：173

作者：

Niu, Q ^{[1
]}

Zhao, XG ^{[1
]}

Georgakis, GA ^{[1
]}

Raizen, MG ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] ACAD SINICA,INST THEORET PHYS,BEIJING 100080,PEOPLES R CHINA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1996年 / 76卷 / 24期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.76.4504

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We calculate the quantum motion of ultracold atoms in an accelerating optical potential, and show how they may be used to observe Landau-Zener tunneling and Wannier-Stark ladders, two fundamental quantum effects in solid state physics. The optical potential is spatially periodic, yielding an energy spectrum of Bloch bands for the atoms. The acceleration provides an inertial force in the moving frame, emulating an electric force on Bloch electrons.

引用

页码：4504 / 4507

页数：4

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