title: Feedback control of atomic motion in an optical lattice.
abstract: We demonstrate a real-time feedback scheme to manipulate wave-packet oscillations of atoms in an optical lattice. The average position of the atoms in the lattice wells is measured continuously and nondestructively. A feedback loop processes the position signal and translates the lattice potential. Depending on the feedback loop characteristics, we find amplification, damping, or an entire alteration of the wave-packet oscillations. Our results are well supported by simulations.
authors.affiliation: FOCUS Center, Physics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1120, USA.
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Morrow
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Raithel