Pair scattering from time-modulated impurity in the Bose-Hubbard model
Phys. Rev. A 114, 023316 – Published 17 August, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/tsgx-rvg7
Abstract
We investigate scattering phenomena in a one-dimensional attractive Bose-Hubbard model with a time-periodically-modulated impurity. We analyze both single-particle and pair (doublon) transmission, exploring a range of interaction strengths and drive amplitudes. Our exact numerical results reveal excellent quantitative agreement with analytical predictions in the high-frequency limit. At intermediate and weak attractive interactions, we observe significant pair dissociation and the emergence of dynamically localized single-particle modes. These features are reminiscent of Floquet bound states in the continuum. These findings provide avenues for engineering controllable quantum transport and localized states in ultracold-atom experiments.