



01444nas a2200169   4500008004100000245006100041210006000102260001500162300001100177490000700188520092700195100002201122700001801144700001901162700002501181856006801206       2016                        eng d00aSelf-organization of atoms coupled to a chiral reservoir0 aSelforganization of atoms coupled to a chiral reservoir  c2016/11/29  a0538550 v943 a<p>Tightly confined modes of light, as in optical nanofibers or photonic crystal waveguides, can lead to large optical coupling in atomic systems, which mediates long-range interactions between atoms. These one-dimensional systems can naturally possess couplings that are asymmetric between modes propagating in different directions. Strong long-range interaction among atoms via these modes can drive them to a self-organized periodic distribution. In this paper, we examine the self-organizing behavior of atoms in one dimension coupled to a chiral reservoir. We determine the solution to the equations of motion in different parameter regimes, relative to both the detuning of the pump laser that initializes the atomic dipole-dipole interactions and the degree of reservoir chirality. In addition, we calculate possible experimental signatures such as reflectivity from self-organized atoms and motional sidebands.</p>1 aEldredge, Zachary1 aSolano, Pablo1 aChang, Darrick1 aGorshkov, Alexey, V.  uhttp://journals.aps.org/pra/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevA.94.053855