Abstract

We load atoms into every site of an optical lattice and selectively spin flip atoms in a sublattice consisting of every other site. These selected atoms are separated from their unselected neighbors by less than an optical wavelength. We also show spin-dependent transport, where atomic wave packets are coherently separated into adjacent sites according to their internal state. These tools should be useful for quantum information processing and quantum simulation of lattice models with neutral atoms.

Publication Details
Publication Type
Journal Article
Year of Publication
2007
Volume
99
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevLett.99.020402
Journal
Physical Review Letters
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