Berry curvature effects in the Bloch oscillations of a quantum particle under a strong (synthetic) magnetic field

Year: 2013

Authors: Cominotti M., Carusotto I.

Autors Affiliation: Universita di Trento, Dipartimento di Fisica – via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Italy; EU Université Grenoble 1/CNRS, Laboratoire de Physique et de Modelisation des Milieux Condenses (UMR 5493) B.P. 166, 38042 Grenoble, France; EU INO-CNR BEC Center and Dipartimento di Fisica, Universita di Trento – via Sommarive 14, 38123 Povo, Italy, EU

Abstract: We study the magnetic Bloch oscillations performed by a quantum particle moving in a two-dimensional lattice in the presence of a strong (synthetic) magnetic field and a uniform force. An elementary derivation of the Berry curvature effect on the semiclassical trajectory is given as well as an explicit connection to the classical Hall effect in the continuum limit. Perspectives to observe these effects in optical systems using synthetic gauge fields for photons are finally discussed. Copyright (c) EPLA, 2013

Journal/Review: EPL

Volume: 103 (1)      Pages from: 10001  to: 10001

More Information: We thank R. O. UMUCALILAR for useful discussions. This work has been supported by ERC through the QGBE grant and by Provincia Autonoma di Trento.
DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/103/10001

Citations: 15
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