Topological edge states and Aharanov-Bohm caging with ultracold atoms carrying orbital angular momentum

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Pelegrí, G. and Marques, A. M. and Dias, R. G. and Daley, A. J. and Mompart, J. and Ahufinger, V. (2019) Topological edge states and Aharanov-Bohm caging with ultracold atoms carrying orbital angular momentum. Physical Review A, 99 (2). 023613. ISSN 2469-9926 (https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.99.023613)

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Abstract

We show that bosonic atoms loaded into orbital angular momentum l=1 states of a lattice in a diamond-chain geometry provide a flexible and simple platform for exploring a range of topological effects. This system exhibits robust edge states that persist across the gap-closing points, indicating the absence of a topological transition. We discuss how to perform the topological characterization of the model with a generalization of the Zak's phase and we show that this system constitutes a realization of a square-root topological insulator. Furthermore, the relative phases arising naturally in the tunneling amplitudes lead to the appearance of Aharanov-Bohm caging in the lattice. We discuss how these properties can be realized and observed in ongoing experiments.

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Pelegrí, G., Marques, A. M., Dias, R. G., Daley, A. J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9005-7761, Mompart, J. and Ahufinger, V.;
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