AC synthetic gauge potentials in ultracold atoms.

We explore a periodically driven artificial gauge potential in an ultracold quantum gas, and the character of the resulting synthetic electric and magnetic fields. This is done by numerically simulating the Gross-Pitaevskii equation for a Raman-coupled F$=$1 system subject to a modulated two-photon detuning. We consider the effects of driving frequency and amplitude, interactions, and a spatial detuning gradient. This poster will also highlight some of our recent experimental progress and outlook.