Dissertation Committee Chair: Prof. Steve Rolston
Committee:
Prof. Gretchen Campbell
Prof. Nathan Schine
Prof. Ron Walsworth
Prof. Ki-yong Kim
Abstract: Driven systems have been of particular interest in the field of ultracold atomic gases. The precise control and relative purity allow for construction of many novel Hamiltonians. One such system is the ‘breathing’ lattice, where both the frequency and amplitude is modulated in time, much like an accordion. We present the results of a phenomenological investigation of a proposed experiment, one where we apply a ‘two-frequency’ breathing lattice to an atomic system. Our results show a shift in the tunneling Hamiltonian away from nearest neighbour couplings.