Topological states in a ladder-like optical lattice containing ultracold atoms in higher orbital bands

Nature Communications

Volumn 4, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Li, Xiaopeng ^a   Zhao, Erhai ^b   Vincent Liu, W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; TOPOLOGY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY; ENERGY; FERMION; GAUGE; INSULATOR ELEMENT; SOLID STATE;

EID: 84874612812     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms2523     Document Type: Article

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