Josephson Tunneling of Excited States in a Double-Well Potential

DOI10.1007/10091_2012_11zbMATH Open1291.35363arXiv1006.3024OpenAlexW162087120MaRDI QIDQ2840973FDOQ2840973

Authors: H. Susanto, Josue R. Cuevas 

Publication date: 24 July 2013

Published in: Progress in Optical Science and Photonics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study the dynamics of matter waves in an effectively one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensate in a double well potential. We consider in particular the case when one of the double wells confines excited states. Similarly to the known ground state oscillations, the states can tunnel between the wells experiencing the physics known for electrons in a Josephson junction, or be self-trapped. As the existence of dark solitons in a harmonic trap are continuations of such non-ground state excitations, one can view the Josephson-like oscillations as tunnelings of dark solitons. Numerical existence and stability analysis based on the full equation is performed, where it is shown that such tunneling can be stable. Through a numerical path following method, unstable tunneling is also obtained in different parameter regions. A coupled-mode system is derived and compared to the numerical observations. Regions of (in)stability of Josephson tunneling are discussed and highlighted. Finally, we outline an experimental scheme designed to explore such dark soliton dynamics in the laboratory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1006.3024

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

NLS equations (nonlinear Schrödinger equations) (35Q55) Statistical mechanics of superconductors (82D55)

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