Microwave control of atomic motional states in a spin-dependent optical lattice
Microwave control of atomic motional states in a spin-dependent optical lattice
Spin-dependent optical potentials allow us to use microwave radiation to manipulate the motional state of trapped neutral atoms (F\"orster et al. 2009 Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 233001). Here, we discuss this method in greater detail, comparing it to the widely-employed Raman sideband coupling method. We provide a simplified model for …