Matter wave transport and Anderson localization in anisotropic three-dimensional disorder

Year: 2012

Authors: Piraud M., Pezzè L., Sanchez-Palencia L.

Autors Affiliation: Univ Paris 11, CNRS, Inst Opt, Lab Charles Fabry, F-91127 Palaiseau, France.

Abstract: We study quantum transport of matter waves in anisotropic three-dimensional disorder. First, we show that structured correlations can induce rich effects, such as anisotropic suppression of the white-noise limit and inversion of the transport anisotropy. Second, we show that the localization threshold (mobility edge) is strongly affected by a disorder-induced shift of the energy states, which we calculate. Our work is directly relevant to ultracold-matter waves in optical disorder, and implications on recent experiments are discussed. It also offers scope for further studies of anisotropy effects in other systems with controlled disorder, where counterparts of the discussed effects can be expected.

Journal/Review: EUROPHYSICS LETTERS

Volume: 99 (5)      Pages from: 50003-1  to: 50003-6

More Information: We thank B. DEMARCO, F. JENDRZEJEWSKI, V. JOSSE, and B. VAN TIGGELEN for useful discussions. This research was supported by ERC (contract No. 256294). The numerical calculations were performed on the LUMAT cluster (FR LUMAT 2764) with the assistance of M. BESBES.
KeyWords: Nematic Liquid-crystals; Multiple Light-scattering; Diffusion; Speckle; Atoms
DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/99/50003

Citations: 34
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