Posted On: 04/21/2015 7:50:48 PM
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Nanophotonics with ultracold atoms for simulating quantum many-body systems
"Our analysis show that we should be able to achieve atom-atom-interactions, where the interaction mechanism is not by atom hopping (as in free space optical lattices) but by exchange of photons," Alejandro González-Tudela says. "The result is a 2-D solid where the atoms are held together and talk to each other not by phonons—as in regular matter—but by photons. This implies a qualitatively new domain for light-matter interactions, with the capability to 'design' the strength and the range of the interactions. We would gain access to a rich set of phenomena, including, for example, quantum magnetism or spin-spin-interactions mediated by photons.
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2015/04/nanophotoni...dy-systems
"Our analysis show that we should be able to achieve atom-atom-interactions, where the interaction mechanism is not by atom hopping (as in free space optical lattices) but by exchange of photons," Alejandro González-Tudela says. "The result is a 2-D solid where the atoms are held together and talk to each other not by phonons—as in regular matter—but by photons. This implies a qualitatively new domain for light-matter interactions, with the capability to 'design' the strength and the range of the interactions. We would gain access to a rich set of phenomena, including, for example, quantum magnetism or spin-spin-interactions mediated by photons.
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2015/04/nanophotoni...dy-systems
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