Methods for detecting charge fractionalization and winding numbers in an interacting fermionic ladder
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Methods for detecting charge fractionalization and winding numbers in an interacting fermionic ladder. / Mazza, Leonardo; Aidelsburger, Monika; Tu, Hong-Hao; Goldman, Nathan; Burrello, Michele.
I: New Journal of Physics, Bind 17, Nr. 10, 01.10.2015, s. 105001.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Methods for detecting charge fractionalization and winding numbers in an interacting fermionic ladder
AU - Mazza, Leonardo
AU - Aidelsburger, Monika
AU - Tu, Hong-Hao
AU - Goldman, Nathan
AU - Burrello, Michele
PY - 2015/10/1
Y1 - 2015/10/1
N2 - We consider a spin-1/2 fermionic ladder with spin-orbit coupling and a perpendicular magnetic field, which shares important similarities with topological superconducting wires. We fully characterize the symmetry-protected topological phase of this ladder through the identification of fractionalized edge modes and non-trivial spin winding numbers. We propose an experimental scheme to engineer such a ladder system with cold atoms in optical lattices, and we present two protocols that can be used to extract the topological signatures from density and momentum-distribution measurements. We then consider the presence of interactions and discuss the effects of a contact on-site repulsion on the topological phase. We find that such interactions could enhance the extension of the topological phase in certain parameters regimes.
AB - We consider a spin-1/2 fermionic ladder with spin-orbit coupling and a perpendicular magnetic field, which shares important similarities with topological superconducting wires. We fully characterize the symmetry-protected topological phase of this ladder through the identification of fractionalized edge modes and non-trivial spin winding numbers. We propose an experimental scheme to engineer such a ladder system with cold atoms in optical lattices, and we present two protocols that can be used to extract the topological signatures from density and momentum-distribution measurements. We then consider the presence of interactions and discuss the effects of a contact on-site repulsion on the topological phase. We find that such interactions could enhance the extension of the topological phase in certain parameters regimes.
U2 - 10.1088/1367-2630/17/10/105001
DO - 10.1088/1367-2630/17/10/105001
M3 - Journal article
VL - 17
SP - 105001
JO - New Journal of Physics
JF - New Journal of Physics
SN - 1367-2630
IS - 10
ER -
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