Title

Experimental Observation of Rabi Oscillations in Photonic Lattices

Authors

Authors

K. Shandarova; C. E. Ruter; D. Kip; K. G. Makris; D. N. Christodoulides; O. Peleg;M. Segev

Comments

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Abbreviated Journal Title

Phys. Rev. Lett.

Keywords

QUANTUM DOTS; CRYSTALS; Physics, Multidisciplinary

Abstract

We demonstrate spatial Rabi oscillations in optical waveguide arrays. Adiabatic transitions between extended Floquet-Bloch modes associated with different bands are stimulated by periodic modulation of the photonic lattice in the propagation direction. When the stimulating modulation also carries transverse momentum, the transition becomes indirect, equivalent to phonon-assisted Rabi oscillations. In solid state physics such indirect Rabi oscillations necessitate coherent phonons and hence they have never been observed. Our experiments suggest that phonon-assisted Rabi oscillations are observable also with Bose-Einstein condensates, as well as with other wave systems-where coherence can be maintained for at least one period of the Rabi oscillation.

Journal Title

Physical Review Letters

Volume

102

Issue/Number

12

Publication Date

1-1-2009

Document Type

Article

DOI Link

http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.123905

Language

English

First Page

4

WOS Identifier

WOS:000264632100026

ISSN

0031-9007

Recommended Citation

"Experimental Observation of Rabi Oscillations in Photonic Lattices" (2009). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 2122.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/2122