Measurement of the Amplitude and Phase of a Sculpted Rydberg Wave Packet

T. C. Weinacht; J. Ahn; P. H. Bucksbaum

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.5508

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Measurement of the Amplitude and Phase of a Sculpted Rydberg Wave Packet

T. C. Weinacht, J. Ahn, and P. H. Bucksbaum

Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 5508 – Published 22 June 1998; Erratum Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 3050 (1998)

Abstract

We have completely determined the amplitude and phase of a quantum wave packet. The wave packet was shaped using a programmable optical pulse. Phase information comes from analysis of covariant fluctuations due to interference between the wave packet and a well-characterized reference.

Received 23 February 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.5508

Erratum

Erratum: Measurement of the Amplitude and Phase of a Sculpted Rydberg Wave Packet [Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 5508 (1998)]

T. C. Weinacht, J. Ahn, and P. H. Bucksbaum

Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 3050 (1998)

Authors & Affiliations

T. C. Weinacht, J. Ahn, and P. H. Bucksbaum

Physics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1120

Quantum States Made to Order

Phys. Rev. Focus 1, 21 (1998)

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Vol. 80, Iss. 25 — 22 June 1998

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