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Subwavelength vacuum lattices and atom-atom interactions in photonic crystals

Tue, 2015-05-26 20:51 - Gemma De las Cuevas
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Date: 
2015-05-26
Author(s): 

A. González-Tudela, C.-L. Hung, D. E. Chang, J. I. Cirac, H. J. Kimble

Reference: 

Nature Photonics, 9, 320-325 (2015)

URL: 

10.1038/nphoton.2015.54

We propose the use of photonic crystal structures to design subwavelength optical lattices in two dimensions for ultracold atoms by using both Guided Modes and Casimir-Polder forces. We further show how to use Guided Modes for photon-induced large and strongly long-range interactions between trapped atoms. Finally, we analyze the prospects of this scheme to implement spin models for quantum simulation.