Title
Experimental Observation of Rabi Oscillations in Photonic Lattices
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
Language
English
First Page
4
WOS Identifier
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
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