Coherent Control of Dressed Matter Waves
Year: 2009
Authors: Zenesini A., Lignier H., Ciampini D., Morsch O., Arimondo E.
Autors Affiliation: Univ Pisa, Dipartimento Fis E Fermi, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; CNISM UdR Univ Pisa, I-56127 Pisa, Italy; CNR, INFM, Dipartimento Fis E Fermi, I-56127 Pisa, Italy
Abstract: We demonstrate experimentally that matter waves can be coherently and adiabatically loaded and controlled in one-, two-, and three-dimensional strongly driven optical lattices. This coherent control is then used in order to reversibly induce the superfluid-Mott insulator phase transition by changing the strength of the driving. Our findings pave the way for studies of driven quantum systems and new methods for controlling matter waves.
Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS
Volume: 102(10) Pages from: 100403-1 to: 100403-4
KeyWords: INSULATOR TRANSITION; OPTICAL LATTICES; ULTRACOLD ATOMS; MOTT-INSULATOR; LOCALIZATION; SUPERFLUID; FIELDDOI: PhysRevLett.102.100403ImpactFactor: 7.328
