Tailoring of vibrational state populations with light-induced potentials in molecules

M. Rodriguez, K.-A. Suominen, and B. M. Garraway
Phys. Rev. A 62, 053413 – Published 19 October 2000
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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

©2000 American Physical Society

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M. Rodriguez

  • Helsinki Institute of Physics, PL 9, FIN-00014 Helsingin yliopisto, Finland
  • Department of Electrical Engineering, Helsinki University of Technology, PL 9400, FIN-02015 TKK, Finland

K.-A. Suominen

  • Helsinki Institute of Physics, PL 9, FIN-00014 Helsingin yliopisto, Finland
  • Department of Applied Physics, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turun yliopisto, Finland

B. M. Garraway

  • SCOAP and Centre for Theoretical Physics, CPES, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, United Kingdom

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Vol. 62, Iss. 5 — November 2000

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