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Synthetic 3D Spin-Orbit Coupling

Published

Author(s)

Ian B. Spielman, Brandon Anderson, Gediminas Juzeliunas, Victor Galitski

Abstract

We describe a method for creating a three-dimensional analogue to Rashba spin-orbit coupling in systems of ultracold atoms. This laser induced coupling uses Raman transitions to link four internal atomic states with a tetrahedral geometry, and gives rise to a Dirac point that is robust against environmental perturbations. We present an exact result showing that such a spin-orbit coupling in a fermionic system always gives rise to a molecular bound state.
Citation
Physical Review Letters
Volume
108
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

Artificial Gauge Fields, Spin orbit coupling, Topical Insulators, Ultracold atoms

Citation

Spielman, I. , Anderson, B. , Juzeliunas, G. and Galitski, V. (2012), Synthetic 3D Spin-Orbit Coupling, Physical Review Letters (Accessed May 4, 2025)

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Created June 5, 2012, Updated February 19, 2017