TY - JOUR
T1 - Spontaneous-emission-induced transition rates between atomic states in optical lattices
AU - Riou, Jean Félix
AU - Reinhard, Aaron
AU - Zundel, Laura A.
AU - Weiss, David S.
PY - 2012/9/11
Y1 - 2012/9/11
N2 - We derive a general expression for the spontaneous-emission-induced transition rates between the atomic states of atoms trapped in far-detuned optical potentials, taking into account both their internal and external degrees of freedom. We apply this result to atoms trapped in deep optical lattices. For one- and two-dimensional lattices, we quantify the correlations among excitations in the tightly confined directions, the loosely trapped directions, and the internal state of the atom. We emphasize the differences in excitations between red- and blue-detuned lattices.
AB - We derive a general expression for the spontaneous-emission-induced transition rates between the atomic states of atoms trapped in far-detuned optical potentials, taking into account both their internal and external degrees of freedom. We apply this result to atoms trapped in deep optical lattices. For one- and two-dimensional lattices, we quantify the correlations among excitations in the tightly confined directions, the loosely trapped directions, and the internal state of the atom. We emphasize the differences in excitations between red- and blue-detuned lattices.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.033412
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevA.86.033412
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84866351074
SN - 1050-2947
VL - 86
JO - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
JF - Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
IS - 3
M1 - 033412
ER -