To investigate the band structure is one of the key approaches to study the fundamental properties of a novel material.We report here the precision band mapping of a 2-dimensional(2D) spin-orbit(SO) coupling in an opt...To investigate the band structure is one of the key approaches to study the fundamental properties of a novel material.We report here the precision band mapping of a 2-dimensional(2D) spin-orbit(SO) coupling in an optical lattice.By applying the microwave spin-injection spectroscopy, the band structure and spin-polarization distribution are achieved simultaneously.The band topology is also addressed with observing the band gap close and re-open at the Dirac points.Furthermore, the lattice depth and the Raman coupling strength are precisely calibrated with relative errors in the order of 10^(-3).Our approach could also be applied for exploring the exotic topological phases with even higher dimensional system.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2016YFA0301601 and 2016YFA0301604)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11674301, 11761161003, and 11625522)the Thousand-Young-Talent Program of China
文摘To investigate the band structure is one of the key approaches to study the fundamental properties of a novel material.We report here the precision band mapping of a 2-dimensional(2D) spin-orbit(SO) coupling in an optical lattice.By applying the microwave spin-injection spectroscopy, the band structure and spin-polarization distribution are achieved simultaneously.The band topology is also addressed with observing the band gap close and re-open at the Dirac points.Furthermore, the lattice depth and the Raman coupling strength are precisely calibrated with relative errors in the order of 10^(-3).Our approach could also be applied for exploring the exotic topological phases with even higher dimensional system.