Momentum-Space Josephson Effects
Junpeng Hou, Xi-Wang Luo, Kuei Sun, Thomas Bersano, Vandna Gokhroo, Sean Mossman, Peter Engels, Chuanwei Zhang
DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.120401 · Physical Review Letters
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Abstract
The Josephson effect is a prominent phenomenon of quantum supercurrents that has been widely studied in superconductors and superfluids. Typical Josephson junctions consist of two real-space superconductors (superfluids) coupled through a weak tunneling barrier. Here we propose a momentum-space Josephson junction in a spin-orbit coupled Bose-Einstein condensate, where states with two different momenta are coupled through Raman-assisted tunneling. We show that Josephson currents can be induced not only by applying the equivalent of “voltages,” but also by tuning tunneling phases. Such tunneling-phase-driven Josephson junctions in momentum space are characterized through both full mean field analysis and a concise two-level model, demonstrating the important role of interactions between atoms. Our scheme provides a platform for experimentally realizing momentum-space Josephson junctions and exploring their applications in quantum-mechanical circuits.
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