Quantum correlations of ultracold atoms in optical lattices
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An optical lattice is the periodic potential that atoms experience via the ac-Stark shift when\ they are illuminated by counter-propagating laser beams that form a standing-wave pattern. Optical\ lattices have been widely used as a versatile platform in cooling, trapping, controlling atoms,\ and for the study of a variety of problems in physics. The many-body states of ultracold\ atoms in optical lattices can be characterized by the quantum correlations encoded in time-of-flight\ images. In this thesis, we mainly discuss the use of the correlations function as a natural framework\ for characterizing quantum states in optical lattices. |
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2014
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Ph.D.
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132
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| Date Published |
2014-12
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University of Colorado Boulder
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Boulder
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