Rabi spectra - a simple tool for analyzing the limitations of RWA in modelling of the selective population transfer in many-level quantum systems

The controlled manipulation of quantum systems is becoming an important technological tool. Rabi oscillations are one of the simplest, yet quite useful mechanisms for achieving such manipulation. However, the validity of simple Rabi theory is limited and its upgrades are usually both technically involved, as well as limited to the simple two-level systems. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate a simple method for analyzing the applicability of the RWA Rabi solutions to the controlled population transfer in complex many-level quantum systems.