Tools for quantum simulation with ultracold atoms in optical lattices

F Schäfer, T Fukuhara, S Sugawa, Y Takasu… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
After many years of development of the basic tools, quantum simulation with ultracold atoms
has now reached the level of maturity at which it can be used to investigate complex …

Topological quantum matter with cold atoms

DW Zhang, YQ Zhu, YX Zhao, H Yan… - Advances in Physics, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This is an introductory review of the physics of topological quantum matter with cold atoms.
Topological quantum phases, originally discovered and investigated in condensed matter …

Chiral control of quantum states in non-Hermitian spin–orbit-coupled fermions

Z Ren, D Liu, E Zhao, C He, KK Pak, J Li, GB Jo - Nature Physics, 2022 - nature.com
Spin–orbit coupling is an essential mechanism underlying quantum phenomena such as the
spin Hall effect and topological insulators. It has been widely studied in well-isolated …

One-dimensional quasiperiodic mosaic lattice with exact mobility edges

Y Wang, X **a, L Zhang, H Yao, S Chen, J You… - Physical Review Letters, 2020 - APS
The mobility edges (MEs) in energy that separate extended and localized states are a
central concept in understanding the localization physics. In one-dimensional (1D) …

Realization of an ideal Weyl semimetal band in a quantum gas with 3D spin-orbit coupling

ZY Wang, XC Cheng, BZ Wang, JY Zhang, YH Lu… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Weyl semimetals are three-dimensional (3D) gapless topological phases with Weyl cones in
the bulk band. According to lattice theory, Weyl cones must come in pairs, with the minimum …

Experimentally detecting quantized Zak phases without chiral symmetry in photonic lattices

ZQ Jiao, S Longhi, XW Wang, J Gao, WH Zhou… - Physical Review Letters, 2021 - APS
Symmetries play a major role in identifying topological phases of matter and in establishing
a direct connection between protected edge states and topological bulk invariants via the …

Simulating dynamic quantum phase transitions in photonic quantum walks

K Wang, X Qiu, L **ao, X Zhan, Z Bian, W Yi, P Xue - Physical review letters, 2019 - APS
Signaled by nonanalyticities in the time evolution of physical observables, dynamic quantum
phase transitions (DQPTs) emerge in quench dynamics of topological systems and possess …

Uncover topology by quantum quench dynamics

W Sun, CR Yi, BZ Wang, WW Zhang, BC Sanders… - Physical review …, 2018 - APS
Topological quantum states are characterized by nonlocal invariants. We present a new
dynamical approach for ultracold-atom systems to uncover their band topology, and we …

Dynamical classification of topological quantum phases

L Zhang, L Zhang, S Niu, XJ Liu - Science Bulletin, 2018 - Elsevier
Topological phase of matter is now a mainstream of research in condensed matter physics,
of which the classification, synthesis, and detection of topological states have brought …

Observation of nodal-line semimetal with ultracold fermions in an optical lattice

B Song, C He, S Niu, L Zhang, Z Ren, XJ Liu, GB Jo - Nature Physics, 2019 - nature.com
The observation of topological phases beyond two dimensions, as widely reported in solid-
state systems,, has been an open challenge for ultracold atoms. Although many theoretical …