Gauge fields are central in our modern understanding of physics at all scales. At the highest
energy scales known, the microscopic universe is governed by particles interacting with …

The orbital angular momentum of light represents a fundamentally new optical degree of
freedom. Unlike linear momentum, or spin angular momentum, which is associated with the …

This review focuses on recent developments in synthetic spin–orbit (SO) coupling in
ultracold atomic gases. Two types of SO coupling are discussed. One is Raman process …

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 …

An effective spin-orbit coupling can be generated in a cold atom system by engineering
atom-light interactions. In this Letter we study spin-1/2 and spin-1 Bose-Einstein …

Spin-orbit coupling (SOC), the interaction between the spin and momentum of a quantum
particle, is crucial for many important condensed matter phenomena. The recent …

We study trapped 2D atomic Bose-Einstein condensates with spin-independent interactions
in the presence of an isotropic spin-orbit coupling, showing that a rich physics results from …

We lay out an experiment to realize time-reversal invariant topological insulators in alkali
atomic gases. We introduce an original method to synthesize a gauge field in the near field …

A Majorana zero bound mode exists in the vortex core of a chiral p+ ip superconductor or
superfluid, which can be driven from an s-wave pairing state by two-dimensional spin-orbit …

In this review we will discuss the experimental and theoretical progresses in studying spin–
orbit coupled degenerate atomic gases during the last two years. We shall first review a …