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; FIELD
DOI: PhysRevLett.102.100403