激光诱导的超冷原子自旋轨道耦合为研究量子物理中各种现象提供了一个有效的平台.提出并且在实验上用^87Rb简并气实现了光学拉曼晶格的二维自旋轨道耦合和相应拓扑能带结构.该方案无需锁相和对晶格势的精细调节,并且可以在一维和二维之间可控地转换.研究了转换过程、自旋轨道耦合效应和非平凡拓扑能带等现象.该方案由于具有加热小、拓扑稳定等优点,为运用冷原子研究奇异量子相,包括拓扑超流等,开辟了广阔的前景.
Laser induced spin-orbit couplings on ultra-cold atoms offer an effective platform to study various quantum physics phenomenon. We proposed and experimentally realized a two dimensional spin-orbit couplings with optical lattice for 87 Rb, together with its topological band structure. With the scheme,there is no need for phase locking and fine tuning for optical potentials. The System can be controlled to transfer from one dimensional to two dimensional. We studied the transfer process, spin-orbit coupling effect and non-trivial topological band phenomenon. Because the system has a small heating effect and is topologically stable, our scheme opens a broad prospect for using cold atoms to study exotic quantum phase .such as topological superfluid.