Energy Band and Josephson Dynamics of Spin-Orbit Coupled Bose–Einstein Condensates

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2015-10-20
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WetheoreticallyinvestigatetheenergybandstructureandJosephsondynamicsofaspin-orbitcoupledBose–Einsteincondensateinadouble-wellpotential.WestudytheenergybandstructureandthecorrespondingtunnelingdynamicsofthesystembyproperlyadjustingtheSOcoupling,Ramancoupling,Zeemanfieldandatomicinteractions.ThecoupledeffectsofSOcoupling,Ramancoupling,Zeemanfieldandatomicinteractionsleadtotheappearanceofcomplexenergybandstructureincludingtheloopstructure.Particularly,theemergenceoftheloopstructureinenergybandalsodependsonSOcoupling,Ramancoupling,Zeemanfieldandatomicinteractions.Correspondingly,theJosephsondynamicsofthesystemarestronglyrelatedtotheenergybandstructure.Especially,theemergenceoftheloopstructureresultsincomplextunnelingdynamics,includingsuppression-revivaltransitionsandself-trappingofatomstransferbetweentwospinstatesandtwowells.Thisengineeringprovidesapossiblemeansforstudyingenergylevelandcorrespondingdynamicsoftwo-speciesSOcoupledBECs.