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Topological pumping enables the quantized transport of matter waves through an adiabatic evolution of the system, which plays an essential role in the applications of transferring quantum states and exploring the topological properties in higher-dimensional quantum systems. Recently, exploring the interplay between novel topological pumping and interactions has attracted growing attention in topological systems, such as nonlinear topological pumping induced by interactions. So far, the experimental realizations of the nonlinear topological pumps have been realized only in the optical waveguide systems with Kerr nonlinearity. It is still necessary to further explore the phenomenon in different systems. Here, we present an experimental proposal for realizing the nonlinear topological pumping via a one-dimensional (1D) off-diagonal Aubry-André-Harper (AAH) model with mean-field interactions in the momentum space lattice of ultracold atoms. In particular, we develop a numerical method for calculating the energy band of the nonlinear systems. With numerical calculations, we first solve the nonlinear energy band structure and soliton solution of the 1D nonlinear off-diagonal AAH model in the region of weak interaction strengths. The result shows that the lowest or the highest energy band is modulated in the nonlinear system of
$ g > 0$ or$ g < 0$ , respectively. The eigenstates of the associated energy bands have the features of the soliton solutions. We then show that the topological pumping of solitons exhibits quantized transport characteristics. Moreover, we numerically calculate the Chern number associated with the lowest and highest energy bands at different interaction strengths. The result shows that the quantized transport of solitons is determined by the Chern number of the associated energy band of the system from which solitons emanate. Finally, we propose a nonlinear topological pumping scheme based on a momentum lattice experimental system with$ ^{7}\text{Li}$ atoms. We can prepare the initial state, which is approximately the distribution of the soliton state of the lowest energy band, and calculate the dynamical evolution of this initial state in the case of$ U > 0$ . Also, we analyze the influence of adiabatic evolution conditions on the pumping process, demonstrating the feasibility of nonlinear topological pumping in the momentum lattice system. Our study provides a feasible route for investigating nonlinear topological pumping in ultracold atom systems, which is helpful for further exploring the topological transport in nonlinear systems, such as topological phase transitions and edge effects induced by nonlinearity.[1] Thouless D J 1983 Phys. Rev. B 27 6083Google Scholar
[2] Nakajima S, Tomita T, Taie S, Ichinose T, Ozawa H, Wang L, Troyer M, Takahashi Y 2016 Nat. Phys. 12 296Google Scholar
[3] Hu S, Ke Y G, Lee C H 2020 Phys. Rev. A 101 052323Google Scholar
[4] Lohse M, Schweizer C, Price H M, Zilberberg O, Bloch I 2018 Nature 553 55Google Scholar
[5] Citro R, Aidelsburger M 2023 Nat. Rev. Phys. 5 87Google Scholar
[6] Cerjan A, Wang M, Huang S, Chen K P, Rechtsman M C 2020 Light Sci. Appl. 9 178Google Scholar
[7] Ke Y G, Qin X Z, Kivshar Y S, Lee C H 2017 Phys. Rev. A 95 063630Google Scholar
[8] Lohse M, Schweizer C, Zilberberg O, Aidelsburger M, Bloch I 2016 Nat. Phys. 12 350Google Scholar
[9] Ma W, Zhou L, Zhang Q, Li M, Cheng C, Geng J, Rong X, Shi F, Gong J, Du J 2018 Phys. Rev. Lett. 120 120501Google Scholar
[10] Zilberberg O, Huang S, Guglielmon J, Wang M, Chen K P, Kraus Y E, Rechtsman M C 2018 Nature 553 59Google Scholar
[11] Cheng W, Prodan E, Prodan C 2020 Phys. Rev. Lett. 125 224301Google Scholar
[12] Jung P S, Parto M, Pyrialakos G G, et al. 2022 Phys. Rev. A 105 013513Google Scholar
[13] Fu Q, Wang P, Kartashov Y V, Konotop V V, Ye F 2022 Phys. Rev. Lett. 128 154101Google Scholar
[14] Mostaan N, Grusdt F, Goldman N 2022 Nat. Commun. 13 5997Google Scholar
[15] Jürgensen M, Mukherjee S, Rechtsman M C 2021 Nature 596 63Google Scholar
[16] Jürgensen M, Mukherjee S, Jörg C, Rechtsman M C 2023 Nat. Phys. 19 420Google Scholar
[17] Schäfer F, Fukuhara T, Sugawa S, Takasu Y, Takahashi Y 2020 Nat. Rev. Phys. 2 411Google Scholar
[18] Chin C, Grimm R, Julienne P, Tiesinga E 2010 Rev. Mod. Phys. 82 1225Google Scholar
[19] Kartashov Y V, Malomed B A, Torner L 2011 Rev. Mod. Phys. 83 247Google Scholar
[20] Kevrekidis P G, Frantzeskakis D J, Carretero-González R 2008 Emergent Nonlinear Phenomena in Bose-Einstein Condensates (Vol. 45) (Berlin: Springer) pp99–130
[21] Gadway B 2015 Phys. Rev. A 92 043606Google Scholar
[22] An F A, Sundar B, Hou J, Luo X W, Meier E J, Zhang C, Hazzard K R A, Gadway B 2021 Phys. Rev. Lett. 127 130401Google Scholar
[23] An F A, Padavicć K, Meier E J, Hegde S, Ganeshan S, Pixley J H, Vishveshwara S, Gadway B 2021 Phys. Rev. Lett. 126 040603Google Scholar
[24] Aubry S, André G 1980 Ann. Isr. Phys. Soc. 3 133
[25] Harper P G 1955 Proc. Phys. Soc. A 68 874Google Scholar
[26] Cao J, Xing Y, Qi L, Wang D Y, Bai C H, Zhu A D, Zhang S, Wang H F 2018 Laser Phys. Lett. 15 015211Google Scholar
[27] Martinez Alvarez V M, Coutinho-Filho M D 2019 Phys. Rev. A 99 013833Google Scholar
[28] Nguyen J H V, Dyke P, Luo D, Malomed B A, Hulet R G 2014 Nat. Phys. 10 918Google Scholar
[29] Xiao D, Chang M C, Niu Q 2010 Rev. Mod. Phys. 82 1959Google Scholar
[30] Fukui T, Hatsugai Y, Suzuki H 2005 J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 74 1674Google Scholar
[31] Strecker K E, Partridge G B, Truscott A G, Hulet R G 2002 Nature 417 150Google Scholar
[32] Khaykovich L, Schreck F, Ferrari G, Bourdel T, Cubizolles J, Carr L D, Castin Y, Salomon C 2002 Science 296 1290Google Scholar
[33] Leykam D, Chong Y D 2016 Phys. Rev. Lett. 117 143901Google Scholar
[34] Bongiovanni D, Jukić D, Hu Z, Lunić F, Hu Y, Song D, Morandotti R, Chen Z, Buljan H 2021 Phys. Rev. Lett. 127 184101Google Scholar
[35] Kartashov Y V, Arkhipova A A, Zhuravitskii S A, Skryabin N N, Dyakonov I V, Kalinkin A A, Kulik S P, Kompanets V O, Chekalin S V, Torner L, Zadkov V N 2022 Phys. Rev. Lett. 128 093901Google Scholar
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图 1 (a)一维非对角AAH模型示意图, 每个晶格原胞有3个格点(A, B, C), 最近邻格点之间的耦合强度($J_{{ab}}$, $J_{{bc}}$, $J_{{ca}}$)随时间变化, 每个格点上的能量设置为零; (b)在一个泵浦周期内, 耦合强度的周期性调制函数 (由(2)式定义); (c)在$\varOmega t=0$时刻, 非对角AAH模型非线性能带结构在不同相互作用强度$g = 0, 1.5, 2.0$下的分布. 图中的物理量均以$J_{{\rm{max}}}$为单位, 耦合强度值$J_{{ab}}=0.77$, $J_{{bc}}=0.10$和$J_{{ca}}=0.77$
Figure 1. (a) Schematic illustration of 1D off-diagonal AAH model with three sites (A, B, C) per unit cell and time-dependent couplings ($J_{{ab}}$, $J_{{bc}}$, $J_{{ca}}$) between neighbouring sites; (b) variation of the couplings during one pumping cycle defined by Eq. (2); (c) energy bands of nonlinear off-diagonal AAH model vs. interaction strength g. All quantities shown in the pictures are given in units of $J_{{\rm{max}}}$, with coupling strength values $J_{{ab}}=0.77$, $J_{{bc}}=0.10$ and $J_{{ca}}=0.77$
图 2 (a), (b)在$g > 0$的系统中, 计算得到的最低能带的孤子态的波函数分布, 在淬火动力学演化过程中是严格局域化的; (c), (d)在$g<0$的系统中, 最高能带的孤子态波函数分布和能带结构的分布
Figure 2. (a), (b) In the system of $g > 0$, the wave function distribution of soliton state for the lowest energy band is strictly localized in the process of the quench dynamics; (c), (d) in the system of $g < 0$, the wave function distribution of soliton state for the highest band and the energy band structure
图 3 非线性拓扑泵浦 (a) $g=0$系统中, 最低能带上分布的瓦尼尔态的线性泵浦演化; (b) $g=1.5$系统中, 最低能带的孤子态的非线性演化; (c) $g=-1.5$系统中, 最高能带的孤子态的非线性演化; (d) 在两个泵浦周期内, 系统的质心位移结果. 上述结果均是对(3)式进行数值求解所得, 所用参数: (a)耦合强度$J_{{\rm{max}}} =1$, 调制频率$\varOmega / J_{{\rm{max}}}=0.02$, 原胞数$N_{\rm{c}} =101$; (b), (c)耦合强度$J_{{\rm{max}}} =1$, 调制频率$\varOmega / J_{{\rm{max}}} =0.01$, 原胞数$N_{\rm{c}}=21$
Figure 3. Interaction induced nonlinear propagation in topological pumps: (a) At $g =0$, the linear pump evolution of uniformly distributed Wanier states at the lowest band; (b) at $g =1.5$, the nonlinear evolution of the soliton state for the lowest occupancy band; (c) at the $g = -1.5$, the nonlinear evolution of the soliton state for the highest occupancy band; (d) displacement of the centre of mass for the cases shown in a to c. The results are obtained by numerically solving Eq. (3) with parameters: (a) $J_{{\rm{max}}} =1$, $\varOmega / J_{{\rm{max}}} = 0.02$, $N_{\rm{c}} = 101$; (b), (c)$J_{{\rm{max}}} = 1$, $\varOmega / J_{{\rm{max}}} = 0.01$, $N_{\rm{c }}= 21$
图 5 利用动量晶格系统演示非线性拓扑泵浦方案 (a) 动量晶格示意图; (b) 初态制备过程; (c) 在两个泵浦周期内, 调制频率为$\varOmega/J_{{\rm{max}}} = 0.5$时孤子态的动力学演化; (d) 在两个泵浦周期内质心移动的晶格距离(红线为动量晶格的实际哈密顿量计算的结果, 蓝线为理想哈密顿量计算的结果); (e) 绝热演化条件分析, 不同$\varOmega/J_{{\rm{max}}}$对应的每个泵浦周期质心位置的移动距离. 设置参数为: $J_{{\rm{max}}} = 2 \pi \times 10.0$ kHz, $U / J_{{\rm{max}}} = 1.5$, $N_{\rm{c}} = 21$
Figure 5. Implementatial proposal of nonlinear topological pumping based on the momentum lattice: (a) Schematic diagram of the momentum lattice; (b) preparation of initial state; (c) dynamics evolution of soliton state in two pumping periods, with modulation frequency of $\varOmega/J_{{\rm{max}}} = 0.5$; (d) lattice displacement of the center-of-mass during two pumping periods (The red line is the result calculated from actual Hamiltonian of the momentum lattice, and the blue line is the result of the ideal Hamiltonian); (e) analysis of adiabatic evolution conditions. The shift of center-of-mass for each pumping period corresponding to different values of $\varOmega/J_{{\rm{max}}}$. Parameters are: $J_{{\rm{max}}} = 2 \pi \times 10.0$ kHz, $U / J_{{\rm{max}}} = 1.5$, $N_{\rm{c}} = 21$.
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[1] Thouless D J 1983 Phys. Rev. B 27 6083Google Scholar
[2] Nakajima S, Tomita T, Taie S, Ichinose T, Ozawa H, Wang L, Troyer M, Takahashi Y 2016 Nat. Phys. 12 296Google Scholar
[3] Hu S, Ke Y G, Lee C H 2020 Phys. Rev. A 101 052323Google Scholar
[4] Lohse M, Schweizer C, Price H M, Zilberberg O, Bloch I 2018 Nature 553 55Google Scholar
[5] Citro R, Aidelsburger M 2023 Nat. Rev. Phys. 5 87Google Scholar
[6] Cerjan A, Wang M, Huang S, Chen K P, Rechtsman M C 2020 Light Sci. Appl. 9 178Google Scholar
[7] Ke Y G, Qin X Z, Kivshar Y S, Lee C H 2017 Phys. Rev. A 95 063630Google Scholar
[8] Lohse M, Schweizer C, Zilberberg O, Aidelsburger M, Bloch I 2016 Nat. Phys. 12 350Google Scholar
[9] Ma W, Zhou L, Zhang Q, Li M, Cheng C, Geng J, Rong X, Shi F, Gong J, Du J 2018 Phys. Rev. Lett. 120 120501Google Scholar
[10] Zilberberg O, Huang S, Guglielmon J, Wang M, Chen K P, Kraus Y E, Rechtsman M C 2018 Nature 553 59Google Scholar
[11] Cheng W, Prodan E, Prodan C 2020 Phys. Rev. Lett. 125 224301Google Scholar
[12] Jung P S, Parto M, Pyrialakos G G, et al. 2022 Phys. Rev. A 105 013513Google Scholar
[13] Fu Q, Wang P, Kartashov Y V, Konotop V V, Ye F 2022 Phys. Rev. Lett. 128 154101Google Scholar
[14] Mostaan N, Grusdt F, Goldman N 2022 Nat. Commun. 13 5997Google Scholar
[15] Jürgensen M, Mukherjee S, Rechtsman M C 2021 Nature 596 63Google Scholar
[16] Jürgensen M, Mukherjee S, Jörg C, Rechtsman M C 2023 Nat. Phys. 19 420Google Scholar
[17] Schäfer F, Fukuhara T, Sugawa S, Takasu Y, Takahashi Y 2020 Nat. Rev. Phys. 2 411Google Scholar
[18] Chin C, Grimm R, Julienne P, Tiesinga E 2010 Rev. Mod. Phys. 82 1225Google Scholar
[19] Kartashov Y V, Malomed B A, Torner L 2011 Rev. Mod. Phys. 83 247Google Scholar
[20] Kevrekidis P G, Frantzeskakis D J, Carretero-González R 2008 Emergent Nonlinear Phenomena in Bose-Einstein Condensates (Vol. 45) (Berlin: Springer) pp99–130
[21] Gadway B 2015 Phys. Rev. A 92 043606Google Scholar
[22] An F A, Sundar B, Hou J, Luo X W, Meier E J, Zhang C, Hazzard K R A, Gadway B 2021 Phys. Rev. Lett. 127 130401Google Scholar
[23] An F A, Padavicć K, Meier E J, Hegde S, Ganeshan S, Pixley J H, Vishveshwara S, Gadway B 2021 Phys. Rev. Lett. 126 040603Google Scholar
[24] Aubry S, André G 1980 Ann. Isr. Phys. Soc. 3 133
[25] Harper P G 1955 Proc. Phys. Soc. A 68 874Google Scholar
[26] Cao J, Xing Y, Qi L, Wang D Y, Bai C H, Zhu A D, Zhang S, Wang H F 2018 Laser Phys. Lett. 15 015211Google Scholar
[27] Martinez Alvarez V M, Coutinho-Filho M D 2019 Phys. Rev. A 99 013833Google Scholar
[28] Nguyen J H V, Dyke P, Luo D, Malomed B A, Hulet R G 2014 Nat. Phys. 10 918Google Scholar
[29] Xiao D, Chang M C, Niu Q 2010 Rev. Mod. Phys. 82 1959Google Scholar
[30] Fukui T, Hatsugai Y, Suzuki H 2005 J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 74 1674Google Scholar
[31] Strecker K E, Partridge G B, Truscott A G, Hulet R G 2002 Nature 417 150Google Scholar
[32] Khaykovich L, Schreck F, Ferrari G, Bourdel T, Cubizolles J, Carr L D, Castin Y, Salomon C 2002 Science 296 1290Google Scholar
[33] Leykam D, Chong Y D 2016 Phys. Rev. Lett. 117 143901Google Scholar
[34] Bongiovanni D, Jukić D, Hu Z, Lunić F, Hu Y, Song D, Morandotti R, Chen Z, Buljan H 2021 Phys. Rev. Lett. 127 184101Google Scholar
[35] Kartashov Y V, Arkhipova A A, Zhuravitskii S A, Skryabin N N, Dyakonov I V, Kalinkin A A, Kulik S P, Kompanets V O, Chekalin S V, Torner L, Zadkov V N 2022 Phys. Rev. Lett. 128 093901Google Scholar
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