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Indexed by: Journal Article

Date of Publication: 2011-07-01

Journal: CHINESE PHYSICS B

Included Journals: ISTIC、EI、SCIE、Scopus

Volume: 20

Issue: 7

ISSN: 1674-1056

Key Words: nonlinearity; Bose-Hubbard model; quantum phase transition

Abstract: An array of coupled cavities, each of which contains an N four-level atom, is investigated. When cavity fields dispersively interact with the atoms, an effective Bose-Hubbard model can be achieved. By numerically comparing the full Hamiltonian with the effective one, we find that within the parameters region, the effective Hamiltonian can completely account for the Mott-insulator as well as the phase transition from the similar Mott-insulator to superfluid. Through jointly adjusting the classical Rabi frequency and the detuning, the nonlinearity can be improved.