Stabilization of the p-wave superfluid state in an optical lattice

Y.-J. Han, Y.-H. Chan, L.-M. Duan, W. Yi, A.J. Daley, S. Diehl, P. Zoller

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Abstract

It is hard to stabilize the p-wave superfluid state of cold atomic gas in free space due to inelastic collisional losses. We consider the p-wave Feshbach resonance in an optical lattice, and show that it is possible to have a stable p-wave superfluid state where the multiatom collisional loss is suppressed through the quantum Zeno effect. We derive the effective Hamiltonian for this system, and calculate its phase diagram in a one-dimensional optical lattice. The results show rich phase transitions between the p-wave superfluid state and different types of insulator states induced either by interaction or by dissipation.
Original languageEnglish
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume103
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 14 Aug 2009

Keywords

  • Stabilization
  • p-wave superfluid state
  • optical lattice

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