ATM-24

Rabi frequency

Ω = μ E / ħ. Coherent driving rate of a two-level atom.

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StructureRabi

Governing equation

\Omega=\mu\mathcal{E}/\hbar

where

\mu: Dipole (D)
\mathcal{E}: Field amplitude (V/cm)
\Omega: Rabi frequency (MHz)

Lecture brief

Historical brief

Balmer, Rydberg, Bohr (1913), fine structure, Zeeman and Stern–Gerlach built the spectrum of one atom. The lab computes levels, selection and magnetic splitting. This sheet (ATM-24 — Rabi frequency) is the form associated with Rabi. Working symbols: $\mu$ , $\mathcal{E}$ $\rightarrow$ $\Omega$ . π-pulse time is π/Ω. Rabi flopping is the textbook of atomic clocks and qubits.

Purpose

Purpose: compute

\Omega

from

\mu

\mathcal{E}

in Atomic physics via

\Omega=\mu\mathcal{E}/\hbar

Ω = μ E / ħ. Coherent driving rate of a two-level atom. Use it when a real atomic physics question must be answered in SI before a code check.

Live realistic example

In symbols

Live case. Given

\mu = 1.000\,\mathrm{D}

\mathcal{E} = 1.000\,\mathrm{V/cm}

, the governing relation

\Omega=\mu\mathcal{E}/\hbar

yields

\Omega = 3.163\,\mathrm{MHz}

. A two-level, a driving field, a flopping population. Move a slider: the numbers are this situation, not a canned story.

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Inputs

Dipole \mu1 DField amplitude \mathcal{E}1 V/cm

Outputs

Rabi frequency \Omega3.163 MHz

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A two-level, a driving field, a flopping population.

π-pulse time is π/Ω. Rabi flopping is the textbook of atomic clocks and qubits.

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