Experimental control of transport resonances in a coherent quantum rocking ratchet

Christopher Grossert; Martin Leder; Sergey Denisov; Peter Hänggi; Martin Weitz

doi:10.1038/ncomms10440

Nature Communications (Feb 2016)

Experimental control of transport resonances in a coherent quantum rocking ratchet

Christopher Grossert,
Martin Leder,
Sergey Denisov,
Peter Hänggi,
Martin Weitz

Affiliations

Christopher Grossert: Institut für Angewandte Physik der Universität Bonn
Martin Leder: Institut für Angewandte Physik der Universität Bonn
Sergey Denisov: Department of Applied Mathematics, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Peter Hänggi: Department of Applied Mathematics, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Martin Weitz: Institut für Angewandte Physik der Universität Bonn

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms10440
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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The ratchet effect can be used as a tool to control coherent quantum transport of ultra-cold atoms. Here, the authors demonstrate a rocking quantum ratchet with a rubidium BEC, and reveal the existence of quantum transport resonances.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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