arXiv:1505.02657 · Physical Review A

Multiphoton interband excitations of quantum gases in driven optical lattices

Malte Weinberg, C. Ölschläger, Christoph Sträter, S. Prelle, André Eckardt, K. Sengstock, Juliette Simonet

Published Oct 22, 2015• 89 citations

Abstract

We report on the observation of multiphoton interband absorption processes for quantum gases in shaken light crystals. Periodic inertial forcing, induced by a spatial motion of the lattice potential, drives multiphoton interband excitations of up to the ninth order. The occurrence of such excitation features is systematically investigated with respect to the potential depth and the driving amplitude. Ab initio calculations of resonance positions as well as numerical evaluation of their strengths exhibit good agreement with experimental data. In addition our findings could make it possible to reach novel phases of quantum matter by tailoring appropriate driving schemes.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.92.043621

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