Mott-superfluid transition for spin-orbit-coupled bosons in one-dimensional optical lattices

We study the effects of spin-orbit coupling on the Mott-superfluid transition of bosons in a one-dimensional optical lattice. We determine the strong-coupling magnetic phase diagram by a combination of exact analytic and numerical means. Smooth evolution of the magnetic structure into the superfluid phases is investigated with the density matrix renormalization group technique. Other magnetic phases are seen and phase transitions between them within the superfluid regime are discussed. Possible experimental detection is discussed.