Engineering topological chiral transport in a flat-band lattice of ultracold atoms
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| author | Li, Hang Liang, Qian Dong, Zhaoli Wang, Hongru Yi, Wei Pan, Jian-Song Yan, Bo |
| author_facet | Li, Hang Liang, Qian Dong, Zhaoli Wang, Hongru Yi, Wei Pan, Jian-Song Yan, Bo |
| contents | The manipulation of particle transport in synthetic quantum matter is an active research frontier for its theoretical importance and potential applications. Here we experimentally demonstrate an engineered topological transport in a synthetic flat-band lattice of ultracold $^{87}$Rb atoms. We implement a quasi-one-dimensional rhombic chain with staggered flux in the momentum space of the atomic condensate and observe biased local oscillations that originate from the interplay of the staggered flux and flat-band localization under the mechanism of Aharonov-Bohm caging. Based on these features, we design and experimentally confirm a state-dependent chiral transport under the periodic modulation of the synthetic flux. We show that the phenomenon is topologically protected by the winding of the Floquet Bloch bands of a coarse-grained effective Hamiltonian. The observed chiral transport offers a strategy for efficient quantum device design where topological robustness is ensured by fast Floquet driving and flat-band localization. |
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| spellingShingle | Engineering topological chiral transport in a flat-band lattice of ultracold atoms Li, Hang Liang, Qian Dong, Zhaoli Wang, Hongru Yi, Wei Pan, Jian-Song Yan, Bo Quantum Gases Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Atomic Physics The manipulation of particle transport in synthetic quantum matter is an active research frontier for its theoretical importance and potential applications. Here we experimentally demonstrate an engineered topological transport in a synthetic flat-band lattice of ultracold $^{87}$Rb atoms. We implement a quasi-one-dimensional rhombic chain with staggered flux in the momentum space of the atomic condensate and observe biased local oscillations that originate from the interplay of the staggered flux and flat-band localization under the mechanism of Aharonov-Bohm caging. Based on these features, we design and experimentally confirm a state-dependent chiral transport under the periodic modulation of the synthetic flux. We show that the phenomenon is topologically protected by the winding of the Floquet Bloch bands of a coarse-grained effective Hamiltonian. The observed chiral transport offers a strategy for efficient quantum device design where topological robustness is ensured by fast Floquet driving and flat-band localization. |
| title | Engineering topological chiral transport in a flat-band lattice of ultracold atoms |
| topic | Quantum Gases Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Atomic Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2401.03611 |