Selective excitation of atoms and molecules by ultrashort laser pulses

Anahit L. Gogyan; Yuri P. Malakyan

doi:10.1117/12.822535

19 December 2008 Selective excitation of atoms and molecules by ultrashort laser pulses

Anahit L. Gogyan, Yuri P. Malakyan

Proceedings Volume 7027, 15th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications; 70271L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.822535
Event: 15th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications, 2008, Bourgas, Bulgaria

Abstract

Efficient excitation of an ensemble of atoms and molecules to a desired state is of fundamental importance not only for spectroscopy but also for quantum control of molecular dynamics in chemical and biological processes. The latter usually occurs on a much shorter time scale (in the femtosecond range) giving rise to steadily advanced problem how to excite one of the nearby levels, even when they are well within the broad fs pulse spectrum. We propose a new effective method for selective excitation of atoms based on the atomic coherence and discuss a sensitive method to verify experimentally the proposed mechanism using the technique of quantum beating in pump-probe experiments.

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Anahit L. Gogyan and Yuri P. Malakyan "Selective excitation of atoms and molecules by ultrashort laser pulses", Proc. SPIE 7027, 15th International School on Quantum Electronics: Laser Physics and Applications, 70271L (19 December 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.822535

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