Title :
Matter-wave gap vortices in optical lattices
Author :
Ostrovskaya, Elena A. ; Kivshar, Yuri S.
Author_Institution :
Res. Sch. of Phys. Sci. & Eng., Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
We describe the band-gap spectrum and localized coherent-matter waves in two-dimensional optical lattices, and predict the existence of novel types of soliton bound states with a vortex-like phase, the gap vortices
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; bound states; optical solitons; optical vortices; quantum optics; Bose-Einstein condensates; band-gap spectrum; gap vortices; localized coherent-matter waves; matter-wave vortices; optical lattices; soliton bound states; two-dimensional optical lattices; vortex-like phase;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
