arXiv:1511.04796 · Physical Review A

Dynamical phases in a one-dimensional chain of heterospecies Rydberg atoms with next-nearest-neighbor interactions

Jing Qian, Lu Zhang, Jingjing Zhai, Weiping Zhang

Published Dec 8, 2015• 14 citations

Abstract

We theoretically investigate the dynamical phase diagram of a one-dimensional chain of laser-excited two-species Rydberg atoms. The existence of a variety of unique dynamical phases in the experimentally achievable parameter region is predicted under the mean-field approximation, and the change in those phases when the effect of the next-nearest-neighbor interaction is included is further discussed. In particular, we find that the com-petition of the strong Rydberg-Rydberg interactions and the optical excitation imbalance can lead to the presence of complex multiple chaotic phases, which are highly sensitive to the initial Rydberg-state population and the strength of the next-nearest-neighbor interactions.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.92.063407

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