Vortex sorter for Bose-Einstein condensates

Whyte, G., Veitch, J., Ohberg, P. and Courtial, J. (2004) Vortex sorter for Bose-Einstein condensates. Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 70(1), art 011603. (doi: 10.1103/PhysRevA.70.011603)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.70.011603

Abstract

We have designed interferometers that sort Bose-Einstein condensates into their vortex components. The Bose-Einstein condensates in the two arms of the interferometer are rotated with respect to each other through fixed angles; different vortex components then exit the interferometer in different directions. The method we use to rotate the Bose-Einstein condensates involves asymmetric phase imprinting and is itself new. We have modeled rotation through fixed angles and sorting into vortex components with even and odd values of the topological charge of two-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates in a number of states (pure or superposition vortex states for different values of the scattering length). Our scheme may have applications for quantum information processing.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Courtial, Dr Johannes
Authors: Whyte, G., Veitch, J., Ohberg, P., and Courtial, J.
Subjects:Q Science > QC Physics
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Physics and Astronomy
Journal Name:Physical Review A: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Publisher:American Physical Society
ISSN:1050-2947
ISSN (Online):1094-1622

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