Vanishing and Revival of Resonance Raman Scattering

Yu Guo (郭裕), Chuan-Cun Shu (束传存), Daoyi Dong, and Franco Nori (野理)
Phys. Rev. Lett. 123, 223202 – Published 26 November 2019
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Abstract

The possibility to manipulate quantum coherence and interference, apart from its fundamental interest in quantum mechanics, is essential for controlling nonlinear optical processes such as high harmonic generation, multiphoton absorption, and stimulated Raman scattering. We show, analytically and numerically, how a nonlinear optical process via resonance Raman scattering (RRS) can be manipulated in a four-level double-Λ system by using pulsed laser fields. We find that two simultaneously excited RRS paths involved in the system can generate an ultimately destructive interference in the broad-bandwidth-limit regime. This, in turn, reduces the four-level system to an equivalent three-level system in a V configuration capable of naturally vanishing RRS effects. We further show that this counterintuitive phenomenon, i.e., the RRS vanishing, can be prevented by transferring a modulated phase of the laser pulse to the system at resonance frequencies. This work demonstrates a clear signature of both quantum destructive and constructive interference by actively controlling resonant multiphoton processes in multilevel quantum systems, and it therefore has potential applications in nonlinear optics, quantum control, and quantum information science.

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  • Received 26 August 2019

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.223202

© 2019 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Atomic, Molecular & Optical

Authors & Affiliations

Yu Guo (郭裕)1,2, Chuan-Cun Shu (束传存)1,3,*, Daoyi Dong4, and Franco Nori (野理)3,5

  • 1Hunan Key Laboratory of Super-Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, School of Physics and Electronics, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
  • 2Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Flexible Electronic Materials Genome Engineering, School of Physics and Electronic Science, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China
  • 3Theoretical Quantum Physics Laboratory, RIKEN, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
  • 4School of Engineering and Information Technology, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2600, Australia
  • 5Physics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

  • *cc.shu@csu.edu.cn

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Vol. 123, Iss. 22 — 29 November 2019

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