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Optical transitions and Rabi oscillations in waveguide arrays
K G Makris1, D N Christodoulides, O Peleg
1College of Optics and Photonics, CREOL & FPCE, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA. kmakris@creol.ucf.edu
Optics Express
|July 9, 2008
Summary
Rabi interband oscillations are demonstrated in waveguide arrays and optical lattices. Periodic modulation enables power transfer between Floquet-Bloch modes and oscillations between lattice solitons.
Area of Science:
- Nonlinear optics
- Quantum optics
- Condensed matter physics
Background:
- Waveguide arrays and optical lattices are key systems for studying light-matter interactions.
- Periodic modulation of optical potentials can lead to novel quantum phenomena.
Purpose of the Study:
- To theoretically investigate the possibility of Rabi interband oscillations in modulated waveguide arrays and optical lattices.
- To explore the conditions for direct power transfer between Floquet-Bloch modes.
- To examine nonlinear phenomena, specifically oscillations between lattice solitons.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical modeling of light propagation in periodically modulated waveguide arrays.
- Analysis of Floquet-Bloch band structures.
- Investigation of nonlinear dynamics in optical lattices.
Main Results:
- Demonstration of Rabi interband oscillations in waveguide arrays and optical lattices under periodic modulation.
- Identification of phase-matching conditions for direct power transfer between two Floquet-Bloch modes.
- Prediction of periodic oscillations between distinct lattice solitons in the nonlinear regime.
Conclusions:
- Periodic modulation of unit cells in optical lattices enables Rabi interband oscillations.
- Phase-matched Floquet-Bloch modes facilitate direct power transfer.
- Nonlinear dynamics support oscillations between different lattice solitons.
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