Title :
Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattices: band-gap structure, solitons, and vortices
Author :
Ostrovskaya, Elena A.
Author_Institution :
Nonlinear Phys. Centre, Australian Nat. Univ., Canberra, ACT
Abstract :
We give an overview of localization effects of Bose-Einstein condensates in optical lattices. In particular, we discuss the structure, dynamics, and feasibility of generation and detection of matter-wave solitons and vortices in two-dimensional lattices
Keywords :
Bose-Einstein condensation; optical solitons; optical vortices; quantum optics; Bose-Einstein condensates; band-gap structure; localization effects; matter-wave soliton; optical lattices; optical vortices; Atom optics; Australia; Chemicals; Lattices; Nonlinear optics; Optical solitons; Optical vortices; Photonic band gap; Physics; Tail;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005. CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8974-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568479
