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We investigate the optical Rabi oscillations in a dual-mode slab waveguide that undergoes a spatial–temporal refractive index modulation. Frequency conversion is induced during Rabi oscillations since dynamic modulation is employed. We also show that the contrast of Rabi oscillations can be controlled by the initial phase of dynamic modulation, which can be tuned arbitrarily from zero to unity as the phase varies. The contrast of zero corresponds to the dynamic supermodes and unity refers to complete Rabi oscillations. It suggests that the phase can be a new degree of freedom to control optical Rabi oscillations. This study may find applications in optical sensors, switches and mode converters.
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This work was supported by the 973 Program under Grant No. 2014CB921301, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 11674117 and 11304108 and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province under Grant No. 2015CFA040.
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Wang, Sl., Wang, B., Qin, Cz. et al. Rabi oscillations of optical modes in a waveguide with dynamic modulation. Opt Quant Electron 49, 389 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-017-1220-3
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