Title :
Effect of soliton and vortex geometry on the transport of bose-einstein condensates in optical lattices
Author :
Scott, R.G. ; Martin, A.M. ; Fromhold, T.M.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys. & Astron., Nottingham Univ.
Abstract :
We investigate the effects of solitons and vortices on the dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensates in an optical lattice. The geometry of these excitations has a pronounced effect on the evolution of the atom cloud
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; excited states; optical solitons; optical vortices; quantum optics; quantum theory; radiation pressure; Bose-Einstein condensates; atom cloud; excitations; optical lattices; soliton geometry; solitons; three-dimensional harmonic trap; vortex geometry; vortices;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4
