Instabilities of a Bose-Einstein condensate in a periodic potential: An experimental investigation

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 4-10

  Cristiani, M ^a   Morsch, O ^a   Malossi, N ^a   Jona Lasinio, M ^a   Anderlini, M ^a   Courtade, E ^a   Arimondo, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL MATERIALS;

BOSE EINSTEIN CONDENSATES; OPTICAL LATTICES; SOLITARY WAVES;

GAS CONDENSATES;

EID: 2942659079     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.000004     Document Type: Article

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