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Frontiers in Optics

Bound-state Induced Tunneling in an Array of Matter-wave Quantum Emitters Coupled to Free Space

Joonhyuk Kwon, Youngshin Kim, Alfonso Lanuza, Michael Stewart, Dominik Schneble

Published Jan 1, 2020• 0 citations
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Abstract

Bound states in quantum emitter arrays can induce coherent transport though polariton formation. Here, we investigate effects of bound-state induced hopping on motional coherence in an array of matter-wave emitters realized with ultracold atoms in an optical lattice.
DOI
10.1364/ls.2020.lth5g.4

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