Abstract
We study the fast transport of a particle or a Bose-Einstein condensate in a harmonic potential. An exact expression for the final excitation energy in terms of the Fourier transform of the trap acceleration is used to engineer optimal transport protocols (with no final excitation) that are robust with respect to spring-constant errors. The same technique provides a way to design the simultaneous and robust transport of a few noninteracting species that experience different harmonic trap frequencies in the same trap.
- Received 18 October 2014
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.90.063425
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