Localization of light in optical lattices with diagonal disorder

• Grant number: 21/06394-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2021
• End date: July 31, 2022
• Field of knowledge: Physical Sciences and Mathematics - Physics - Atomic and Molecular Physics
• Principal Investigator: Celso Jorge Villas-Bôas
• Grantee: Carlos Vinicius Lopes dos Santos
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Exatas e de Tecnologia (CCET). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 18/15554-5 - Transport and localization of light in two and three dimensions, AP.JP2

Abstract

This project addresses localization of light in optical lattices, in presence of "diagonal disorder", that is when the transition energy of each emitter presents a random character. Such a situation can be encountered, for example, when a speckle field on an optical lattice induces a random Stark energy shift on each atom. Inspired from the original Anderson model, this study aims to shed new light on the quest for localization of light in the disordered systems. (AU)