@inproceedings{05585d07cfd8411f9fa737bf89ad1f4e,
title = "Optomechanical self-structuring in a Bose-Einstein condensate",
abstract = "Self-organized patterns and structures which arise due to the simultaneous presence of optical nonlinearity and diffraction have been predicted and observed in a variety of media, including hot atomic vapours, for a number of years [1,2]. In cold and ultracold atomic gases the presence of optical dipole forces leads to density self-organization and removes the requirement for an intrinsic optical nonlinearity involving e.g. electronic or Zeeman states. We present results which show the existence of a transverse optomechanical instability in a quantum degenerate Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC), which is expected to lead to a supersolid state breaking spontaneously two continuous symmetries during nonlinear evolution.",
keywords = "Bose-Einstein condensate, optomechanical, quantum phase transitions",
author = "Robb, {G. R.M.} and E. Tesio and Oppo, {G. L.} and Firth, {W. J.} and T. Ackemann and R. Bonifacio",
year = "2014",
month = jul,
day = "21",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781467374750",
series = "Optics InfoBase Conference Papers",
publisher = "The Optical Society",
booktitle = "European Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC 2015",
address = "United States",
note = "European Quantum Electronics Conference, EQEC 2015 ; Conference date: 21-06-2015 Through 25-06-2015",
}