• DocumentCode
    3189252
  • Title

    Controlled collisions with neutral atoms in optical lattices

  • Author

    Bloch, Immanuel

  • Author_Institution
    Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., Munich, Germany
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    284
  • Abstract
    By using state selective optical potentials for neutral atoms stored in an optical lattice potential we demonstrate controlled collisions between atoms on neighbouring lattice sites. Such a system can be of great use for quantum information processing or for simulating fundamental condensed matter physics Hamiltonians.
  • Keywords
    atom-atom collisions; potential energy functions; quantum optics; radiation pressure; controlled collisions; neutral atoms; optical lattice; state selective optical potentials; Atom optics; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Control systems; Information processing; Insulation; Lattices; Optical control; Physics; Quantum computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7733-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314141
  • Filename
    1314141