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arXiv:1710.05831 · Communications Physics

Control of tunneling in an atomtronic switching device

Karin Wittmann Wilsmann, Leandro Hayato Ymai, Arlei Prestes Tonel, Jon Links, Angela Foerster

Published Dec 3, 2018• 41 citations
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Abstract

Abstract The precise control of quantum systems will play a major role in the realization of atomtronic devices. As in the case of electronic systems, a desirable property is the ability to implement switching. Here we show how to implement switching in a model of dipolar bosons confined to three coupled wells. The model describes interactions between bosons, tunneling of bosons between adjacent wells, and the effect of an external field. We conduct a study of the quantum dynamics of the system to probe the conditions under which switching behavior can occur. The analysis considers both integrable and non-integrable regimes within the model. Through variation of the external field, we demonstrate how the system can be controlled between various “switched-on” and “switched-off” configurations.

DOI
10.1038/s42005-018-0089-1

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