Optical properties of atomic Mott insulators: From slow light to dynamical Casimir effects
Anno: 2008
Autori: Carusotto I., Antezza M., Bariani F., De Liberato S., Ciuti C.
Affiliazione autori: CNR-INFM BEC Center and Dipartimento di Fisica, Università di Trento, via Sommarive 14, I-38050 Povo, Italy;
Laboratoire Matériaux et Phénomènes Quantiques, Université Paris Diderot-Paris 7 et CNRS, UMR 7162, 75013 Paris, France;
Laboratoire Pierre Aigrain, École Normale Supérieure, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
Abstract: We theoretically study the optical properties of a gas of ultracold, coherently dressed three-level atoms in a Mott insulator phase of an optical lattice. The vacuum state, the band dispersion and the absorption spectrum of the polariton field can be controlled in real time by varying the amplitude and the frequency of the dressing beam. In the weak dressing regime, the system shows unique ultraslow-light propagation properties without absorption. In the presence of a fast time modulation of the dressing amplitude, we predict a significant emission of photon pairs by parametric amplification of the polaritonic zero-point fluctuations. Quantitative considerations on the experimental observability of such a dynamical Casimir effect are presented for the most promising atomic species and level schemes.
Giornale/Rivista: PHYSICAL REVIEW A
Volume: 77 (6) Da Pagina: 063621 A: 063621
Parole chiavi: slow light propagation; dynamical Casimir effect; atomic Mott insulatorDOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.77.063621Citazioni: 33dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-04-21Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui