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Rabi oscillations between Bloch bands

Xian-Geng Zhao, G. A. Georgakis, and Qian Niu
Phys. Rev. B 54, R5235(R) – Published 15 August 1996
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Abstract

We investigate a tight-binding model of double Bloch bands driven by dc-ac electric fields in the weak-coupling limit. Rabi oscillations between the Bloch bands are identified under resonant conditions, in which the quasienergy bands and fractional Wannier-Stark ladders are all revealed. Experimental conditions for the observation of the predicted effects are discussed.

  • Received 19 April 1996

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.54.R5235

©1996 American Physical Society

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Xian-Geng Zhao*, G. A. Georgakis, and Qian Niu

  • Department of Physics, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712

  • *Permanent address: Institute of Theoretical Physics, Academia Sinica, P.O. Box 2735, Beijing 100080, China.

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Vol. 54, Iss. 8 — 15 August 1996

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