J4 ›› 2016, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (6): 697-703.

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Quantum vortex of Bose-Einstein condensate in a rotating two-dimensional optical lattice

JI Chengchao,XU Zhijun   

  1. Department of Applied Physics, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310023, China
  • Received:2015-10-08 Revised:2016-01-22 Published:2016-11-28 Online:2016-11-28

Abstract: Based on numerical simulation of the Gross–Pitaevskii(G-P) equation, the dynamical properties of Bose–Einstein condensed gas quantum vortex in a rotating two-dimensional optical lattice are investigated. Influences of optical lattice constant d and optical lattice depth on quantum vortex are analyzed. Results show that the formation process of quantum vortex becomes faster with increasing of . The physical essence of this dynamic behavior is analyzed by calculating the evolution of system free energy with time. When is more than 50, there is pinning effect. That is to say, the quantum vortex is fixed on the extreme point of potential energy by optical lattice. When d is greater than 2.7dc (dc is the critical constant), the vortex-antivortex pairs are found.

Key words: quantum optics; quantum vortex; Gross-Pitaevskii equation; critical optical lattice constant

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