Three-Compoment Coreless Vortices in a Spinor BEC

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Abstract

We present experimental results of three-component coreless vortices with winding number $w_i = \left(0,1,2\right)$ created in the $F=2$ manifold of $^{87}$Rb using an optical vortex coupling technique. Examples of vortices across a range of relative spatial distributions and spin state populations will be shown, and their vorticity confirmed through interference.

*LSL gratefully acknowledges a Horton Fellowship

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Authors

  • L. Suzanne Leslie

    • University of Rochester, Institute of Optics

  • Azure Hansen

    • University of Rochester, Physics Department

  • Kevin Wright

    • University of Rochester, Physics Department

  • Nicholas P. Bigelow

    • University of Rochester
    • University of Rochester, Physics Department