Exploring nonequilibrium quantum phenomena with ultracold lithium
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Abstract
Ultracold lithium atoms in optical lattices provide a versatile platform for investigation of non-equilibrium quantum systems. We report on the first dynamical realization of a relativistic harmonic oscillator, on experimental characterization of a Floquet phase diagram in a strongly-driven optical lattice, on the first experimental measurement of position-space center-of-mass Bloch oscillations, and on the observation of large-scale coherent transport in hybridized Floquet-Bloch bands.
*The authors acknowledge support from the ARO PECASE (W911NF1410154), the NSF (1555313), and the ARO MURI (W911NF-17-1-032).