Rabi oscillations in Landau-quantized graphene

Phys Rev Lett. 2009 Jan 23;102(3):036803. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.102.036803. Epub 2009 Jan 22.

Abstract

We investigate the relation between the canonical model of quantum optics, the Jaynes-Cummings Hamiltonian and Dirac fermions in quantizing magnetic field. We demonstrate that Rabi oscillations are observable in the optical response of graphene, providing us with a transparent picture about the structure of optical transitions. While the longitudinal conductivity reveals chaotic Rabi oscillations, the Hall component measures coherent ones. This opens up the possibility of investigating a microscopic model of a few quantum objects in a macroscopic experiment with tunable parameters.