Weyl Points in Three-Dimensional Optical Lattices: Synthetic Magnetic Monopoles in Momentum Space

We show that a Hamiltonian with Weyl points can be realized for ultracold atoms using laser-assisted tunneling in three-dimensional optical lattices. Weyl points are synthetic magnetic monopoles that exhibit a robust, three-dimensional linear dispersion, identical to the energy-momentum relation for...

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Main Authors: Lu, Ling, Ketterle, Wolfgang, Buljan, Hrvoje, Dubcek, Tena, Kennedy, Colin, Soljacic, Marin
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/97203
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7184-5831
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9528-3044
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6107-1174