@phdthesis{3475,
  author = {Shuming Li},
  title = {Quantum correlations of ultracold atoms in optical lattices},
  abstract = {<p>An optical lattice is the periodic potential that atoms experience via the ac-Stark shift when\&nbsp;<span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em;">they are illuminated by counter-propagating laser beams that form a standing-wave pattern. Optical\&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em;">lattices have been widely used as a versatile platform in cooling, trapping, controlling atoms,\&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em;">and for the study of a variety of problems in physics. The many-body states of ultracold\&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em;">atoms in optical lattices can be characterized by the quantum correlations encoded in time-of-</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em;">flight\&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em;">images. In this thesis, we mainly discuss the use of the correlations function as a natural framework\&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6em;">for characterizing quantum states in optical lattices.</span></p>
},
  year = {2014},
  volume = {Ph.D.},
  pages = {132},
  month = {2014-12},
  publisher = {University of Colorado Boulder},
  address = {Boulder},
}