Published and Featured in PRA Kaleidoscope: Three-level Haldane-like model on a dice optical lattice
We consider ultracold atoms in a two-dimensional optical lattice of the dice geometry in a tight-binding …
Theory
Position-dependent spin–orbit coupling for ultracold atoms
We theoretically explore atomic Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs) subject to position-dependent spin–orbit coupling (SOC). This SOC can …
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Light-induced gauge fields for ultracold atoms
Gauge fields are central in our modern understanding of physics at all scales. At the highest …
Measuring Topology featured as a NJP “Highlight of 2013”
Nathan Goldman et al‘s result describing techniques for measuring topology in a laser-coupled honeycomb lattice has been …
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Synthetic gauge fields in synthetic dimensions
We describe a simple technique for generating a cold-atom lattice pierced by a uniform magnetic field. …
Magnetically Generated Spin-Orbit Coupling for Ultracold Atoms
We present a new technique for producing two- and three-dimensional Rashba-type spin-orbit couplings for ultracold atoms …
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Review article: Detection of topological matter with quantum gases
Creating and measuring topological matter – with non-local order deeply embedded in the global structure of …
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Review: Spin-orbit coupling in atomic gases
Spin–orbit coupling links a particle’s velocity to its quantum-mechanical spin, and is essential in numerous condensed …