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arXiv:1505.07698 · Physical Review A

Structure-dynamics relation in shaken optical lattices

Albert Verdeny, Florian Mintert

Published Sep 8, 2015• 4 citations
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Abstract

Shaken optical lattices permit the coherent modification of tunneling of particles in a controllable manner. We introduce a general relation between the geometry of shaken lattices and their admissible effective dynamics. By using three different examples, we illustrate the symmetries of the emerging tunneling rates. The results provide a clear framework to understand the relation between lattice geometry and accessible dynamics, and a tool to straightforwardly derive truncated effective Hamiltonians on arbitrary geometries.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.92.033407

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