Anomalous charge pumping in a one-dimensional optical superlattice

Topological charge pumping in a one-dimensional optical lattice.

A topological charge pump transfers charge in a quantized fashion. The quantization is stable against the detailed form of the pumping protocols and external noises and shares the same topological origin as the quantum Hall effect. We propose an experimental setup to realize topological charge pumping of cold fermionic atoms in a one-dimensional optical lattice. The quantization of the pumped c...

Topological Bose-Mott insulators in a one-dimensional optical superlattice.

We study topological properties of the Bose-Hubbard model with repulsive interactions in a one-dimensional optical superlattice. We find that the Mott insulator states of the single-component (two-component) Bose-Hubbard model under fractional fillings are topological insulators characterized by a nonzero charge (or spin) Chern number with nontrivial edge states. For ultracold atomic experiment...

Title Topological Bose-Mott Insulators in a One-Dimensional Optical Superlattice

Nonlinear THz response of a one-dimensional superlattice

The dynamics of an electron in a one-dimensional superlattice is investigated under the action of a THz electric field. The density matrix equations of motion within a single miniband are solved using a relaxationtime approximation for scattering. The electronic response to THz radiation is obtained by calculating the dipole moment, whence we compute the power dissipated, the THz reflection coe...

Anomalous Diffusion in Quasi One Dimensional Systems

In order to perform quantum Hamiltonian dynamics minimizing localization effects, we introduce a quasi-one dimensional tight-binding model whose mean free path is smaller than the size of the sample. This size, in turn, is smaller than the localization length. We study the return probability to the starting layer using direct diagonalization of the Hamiltonian. We create a one dimensional excit...