Tailoring Synthetic Gauge Fields in Ultracold Atoms via Spatially Engineered Vector Beams

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2501.15479v2
• Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:08:17 GMT
• Title: Tailoring Synthetic Gauge Fields in Ultracold Atoms via Spatially Engineered Vector Beams
• Authors: Huan Wang, Shangguo Zhu, Yun Long, Mingbo Pu, Xiangang Luo,
• Abstract summary: We present a novel scheme to generate synthetic stripe fields in ultracold atoms via VB-mediated coupling of internal states.<n>Our findings establish VBs as powerful tools for quantum control and the exploration of exotic quantum states and phases.
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• Abstract: Ultracold atoms, typically manipulated by scalar beams with uniform polarization, have propelled advances in quantum simulation, computation, and metrology. Yet, vector beams (VBs) -- structured light with spatially varying polarization -- remain unexplored in this context, despite their enhanced tunability and broad optical applications. Here, we demonstrate a novel scheme to generate synthetic gauge fields in ultracold atoms via VB-mediated coupling of internal states. This approach enables angular stripe phases across an expanded parameter range, achieving a three-order-of-magnitude enhancement in the phase diagram and facilitating experimental observation. We further present an all-optical method to create topologically nontrivial giant skyrmions in spin space, with tunable topology governed by VB parameters. Our findings establish VBs as powerful tools for quantum control and the exploration of exotic quantum states and phases.

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