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arXiv:2407.15574 · New Journal of Physics

Spin-orbit coupling mediated photon-like resonance for a single atom trapped in a symmetric double well

Changwei Fan, Xiaoxiao Hu, Xin Yan, Hongzheng Wu, Zhi‐Qing Li, Jinpeng Xiao, Yajiang Chen, Xiaobing Luo

Published Dec 1, 2024• 0 citations
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Abstract

Abstract We employ a method involving coherent periodic modulation of Raman laser intensity to induce resonance transitions between energy levels of a spin-orbit coupled atom in a symmetric double-well trap. By integrating photon-assisted tunneling technique with spin–orbit coupling (SOC), we achieve resonance transitions between the predefined energy levels of the atom, thereby enabling further precise control of the atom’s dynamics. We observe that such photon-like resonance can induce a transition from a localized state to atomic Rabi oscillation between two wells, or effectively reduce tunneling as manifested by a quantum beating phenomenon. Moreover, such resonance transitions have the potential to induce spin flipping in a spin-orbit coupled atom. Additionally, the SOC-mediated transition from multiphoton resonance to fundamental resonance and the SOC-induced resonance suppression are also discovered. In these cases, the analytical results of the effective coupling coefficients of the resonance transition derived from a four-level model can account for the entire dynamics, demonstrating surprisingly good agreement with the numerically exact results based on the realistic continuous model.

DOI
10.1088/1367-2630/ad9f99

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