Spontaneous symmetry breaking in frustrated triangular atom arrays due to cooperative light scattering

We demonstrate the presence of an optical phase transition with frustration-induced spontaneous symmetry breaking in a triangular planar atomic array due to cooperative light-mediated interactions. We show how the array geometry of triangle unit cells at low light intensities leads to degenerate col...

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Main Authors: C. D. Parmee, K. E. Ballantine, J. Ruostekoski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2022-10-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.043039