Versatile Optical Potential Synthesizer for Quantum Gas Experiments
Abstract
Degenerate quantum gas experiments enable the exertion of near-complete quantum control over assemblies of hundreds of thousands or millions of interacting particles: the interaction, kinetic energy, spin population and dynamics can all be tuned and dynamically varied. This proposal is for an instrument which will enable full spatiotemporal control over optical potentials for quantum gas experiments using ultracold strontium and lithium. This arbitrary waveform generator for the chemical potential of a trapped quantum system will up new horizons for the synthesis of exotic quantum states of matter, investigation of complex dynamical phenomena, and development of new techniques of quantum sensing. The new instrumental capabilities will enable rapid progress towards and beyond the goals of numerous projects of interest to the DoD, including production and characterization of novel quantum states of matter, detection and manipulation of edge states in cold atom quasicrystals, and high-spacetime-resolution studies of dynamical quantum phenomena. The instrument will also enable new resarch directions including the study of thermally-assisted topological pumping, compact quantum sensors based on continuously-trapped gases, the synthesis of effective curved spacetimes for quantum gases, and high-spin demagnetization cooling.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Aug 12, 2021
- Source ID
- FA95502010314
Entities
People
- David M. Weld
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- United States Air Force
- University of California, Santa Barbara