Mixtures of strongly interacting bosons in optical lattices
Loading...
Date
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
Description
We investigate the properties of strongly interacting heteronuclear boson-boson mixtures loaded in realistic optical lattices, with particular emphasis on the physics of interfaces. In particular, we numerically reproduce the recent experimental observation that the addition of a small fraction of K induces a significant loss of coherence in Rb, providing a simple explanation. We then investigate the robustness against the inhomogeneity typical of realistic experimental realizations of the glassy quantum emulsions recently predicted to occur in strongly interacting boson-boson mixtures on ideal homogeneous lattices.
10 pages, 3 figures; some changes in the text and abstract have been introduced; coherence now given in terms of visibility; a couple of new reference added
10 pages, 3 figures; some changes in the text and abstract have been introduced; coherence now given in terms of visibility; a couple of new reference added