Response of atoms in photonic lattices

Pankaj Kumar Jha, Michael Mrejen, J. Kim +4 more

We propose a novel architecture for topologically reconfigurable quantum metamaterial by engineering the response of dense ultracold atoms loaded in an artificial crystal of light. Our atomic lattice quantum metamaterial opens the door for applications at single-photon level with metamaterials.

Rudolf Sprik, Ad Lagendijk, Bart A. van Tiggelen

Matthieu Bellec, Georgios M. Nikolopoulos, Stelios Tzortzakis

Pankaj Kumar Jha, Michael Mrejen, Jeongmin Kim +4 more

We propose a novel architecture for topologically reconfigurable quantum metamaterial by engineering the response of dense ultracold atoms loaded in an artificial crystal of light. Our atomic lattice quantum metamaterial opens the door for applications at single-photon level with metamaterials.

Özgür Esat Müstecaplıoğlu, Mehmet Özgür Oktel

We investigate the optical response of an atomic Bose-Einstein condensate with a vortex lattice. We find that it is possible for the vortex lattice to act as a photonic crystal and create photonic band gaps, by enhancing the refractive index of the condensate via a quantum coherent scheme. If high enough index contrast between the vortex core and the atomic sample is achieved, a photonic band gap arises depending on the healing length and the lattice spacing. A wide range of experimentally accessible parameters are examined and band gaps in the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum are found. We also show how directional band gaps can be used to directly measure the rotation frequency of the condensate.

Akihisa Goban, Chen-Lung Hung, Su‐Peng Yu +9 more