Volume 135, Issue 1

2 July 2025

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Schematic of the Rabi oscillation of a femtosecond probe laser pulse within a defective plasma photonic crystal created in a background plasma irradiated by counterpropagating two-color driver pulses. Selected for an Editors’ Suggestion.

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Photonic Rabi Oscillations in Defective Plasma Photonic Crystals
Xiao-Bo Zhang, Su-Ming Weng, Hong Ai, Xin Qiao, Ju-Kui Xue, and Zheng-Ming Sheng
Phys. Rev. Lett. 135, 015101 (2025)

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By interacting a femtosecond probe laser pulse with a defective plasma photonic crystal, the Rabi oscillation frequency can be flexibly tuned, providing a novel way to manipulate laser pulse propagation for various high-intensity applications.

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Trushin et al. Reply:

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