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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 035301 |
| Journal | Physical review letters |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 16 Jul 2012 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Abstract
We study the growth dynamics of ordered structures of strongly interacting polar molecules in optical lattices. Using a dipole blockade of microwave excitations, we map the system onto an interacting spin-1/2 model possessing ground states with crystalline order, and describe a way to prepare these states by nonadiabatically driving the transitions between molecular rotational levels. The proposed technique bypasses the need to cross a phase transition and allows for the creation of ordered domains of considerably larger size compared to approaches relying on adiabatic preparation.
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- General Physics and Astronomy
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T1 - Nonadiabatic Preparation of Spin Crystals with Ultracold Polar Molecules
AU - Lemeshko, Mikhail
AU - Krems, Roman V.
AU - Weimer, Hendrik
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