Phase sensitive measurements of order parameters for ultracold atoms through two particles interferometry

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Abstract

Nontrivial symmetry of the pair wave function is crucial to some of the most interesting states of ultracold atoms, including p-wave Feshbach molecules and d-wave paired states of fermions in optical lattices. Identifying these states in experiments requires measurements of the relative phase of different components of the pair wave function. We discuss a new method for such measurements based on two photon interference and noise correlations analysis in the time of flight experiments. Furthermore, in order to unambiguously determine the symmetry of the wave functions, we propose the method analogous to classical white fringe, which can reveal the existence of fundamental phase factors.

Authors

  • Takuya Kitagawa

    Physics Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

  • Alain Aspect

    Laboratoire Charles Fabry de l'Institut d'Optique, CNRS, Avenue Augustin Fresnel, 91127 Palaiseau cedex, France

  • Marcus Greiner

    Physics Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA

  • Eugene Demler

    Physics Department, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA, Harvard University, Physics Department, Harvard University, Cambridge-MA, 20138