Sculpting the vortex state of a spinor BEC

We use Raman-detuned laser pulses to achieve spatially varying control of the amplitude and phase of the spinor order parameter of a Bose-Einstein condensate. We present experimental results confirming precise radial and azimuthal control of amplitude and phase during the creation of vortex-antivort...

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Published inPhysical review letters Vol. 102; no. 3; p. 030405
Main Authors Wright, K C, Leslie, L S, Hansen, A, Bigelow, N P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 23.01.2009
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Summary:We use Raman-detuned laser pulses to achieve spatially varying control of the amplitude and phase of the spinor order parameter of a Bose-Einstein condensate. We present experimental results confirming precise radial and azimuthal control of amplitude and phase during the creation of vortex-antivortex superposition states.
ISSN:0031-9007
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.030405