Abstract
We propose a method for achieving highly efficient transfer between the vibrational states in a diatomic molecule. The process is mediated by strong laser pulses and can be understood in terms of light-induced potentials and their vibrational eigenstates. In addition to describing a specific molecular system, our results show how, in general, one can manipulate the populations of the different quantum states in double-well systems.
- Received 8 February 2000
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.62.053413
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