New Bloch Period for Interacting Cold Atoms in 1D Optical Lattices
- 29 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 90 (21), 213002
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.90.213002
Abstract
This paper studies Bloch oscillations of ultracold atoms in an optical lattice, in the presence of atom-atom interactions. A new, interaction-induced Bloch period is identified. Analytical results are corroborated by realistic numerical calculations.Keywords
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