{"id":42,"date":"2014-10-29T13:05:30","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T11:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/atomlab\/?page_id=42"},"modified":"2020-10-19T13:21:19","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T11:21:19","slug":"in-situ-optical-lattice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/atomlab\/research\/in-situ-optical-lattice\/","title":{"rendered":"In situ optical lattice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In situ optical lattice<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"196\" src=\"http:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/atomlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/10\/insituopticallattice-300x196.jpg\" alt=\"World's first in situ lattice with tunneling and single-site resolution\" class=\"wp-image-88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/atomlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/10\/insituopticallattice-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phsites.technion.ac.il\/atomlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/2014\/10\/insituopticallattice.jpg 1023w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The study of optical lattices is one of the most active areas of ultracold atom research.&nbsp; An optical lattice consists of a standing wave light field which creates a periodic potential for ultracold atoms.&nbsp; The lattice can be used for simulating condensed matter systems or even gauge theories.&nbsp; It is also a candidate for quantum computing.&nbsp; In recent years, it has become possible to study the lattice in situ, where single sites could be observed<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We made the first observation of an optical lattice in situ, with single-site resolution and tunneling between sites.&nbsp; The optical field was created with our pioneering ultra-high resolution imaging system, the same optical system used to image the lattice. &nbsp;We found that three-body losses suppressed fluctuations in the number of atoms in each site, thus creating a sub-Poissonian number distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related publication<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Itah, A., Veksler, H., Lahav, O., Blumkin, A., Moreno, C., Gordon, C. &amp; Steinhauer, J.&nbsp; Direct Observation of a Sub-Poissonian Number Distribution of Atoms in an Optical Lattice. &nbsp;Phys. Rev. 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