We demonstrate the state dependence of the ponderomotive energy shift of Rydberg atoms
in an optical lattice using microwave spectroscopy. Unique to Rydberg atoms, this …

We calculate the adiabatic potentials and adiabatic wavefunctions of Rydberg atoms in a
one-dimensional ponderomotive optical lattice. All lattice-induced couplings between the …

We investigate the dependence of optical-lattice trapping potentials for Rydberg atoms on
the angular portion of the atomic wave function. While ground-state atoms are pointlike in …

We propose to use the ponderomotive energy of Rydberg electrons in standing-wave light
fields to form an optical lattice for Rydberg atoms. Application of the Born-Oppenheimer …

A method for performing a precision measurement of the Rydberg constant R∞ using cold
circular Rydberg atoms is proposed. These states have long lifetimes as well as negligible …

We develop a theoretical understanding of the trapping of divalent Rydberg atoms in optical
lattices. Because the size of the Rydberg electron cloud can be comparable to the scale of …

We study a driven-dissipative system of atoms in the presence of laser excitation to a
Rydberg state and spontaneous emission. The atoms interact via the blockade effect …

We study atoms in optical lattices whose electronic ground state is off-resonantly coupled to
a highly excited state with strong binary interactions. We present a time-dependent treatment …

The competition between resonant optical excitation of Rydberg states of atoms and their
strong, long-range van der Waals interaction results in spatial ordering of Rydberg …

We examine the adiabatic preparation of crystalline phases of Rydberg excitations in a one-
dimensional lattice gas by frequency sweep of the excitation laser, as proposed by Pohl et al …