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Optical control of the rotational angular momentum of a molecular Rydberg wave packet

Minns, R.S.; Patel, R.; Verlet, J.R.R.; Fielding, H.H.

Authors

R.S. Minns

R. Patel

H.H. Fielding



Abstract

An intuitive scheme for controlling the rotational quantum state of a Rydberg molecule is demonstrated experimentally. We determine the accumulated phase difference between the various components of a molecular electron wave packet, and then employ a sequence of phase-locked optical pulses to selectively enhance or depopulate specific rotational states. The angular momentum composition of the resulting wave packet, and the efficiency of the control scheme, is determined by calculating the multipulse response of the time-dependent Rydberg populations.

Citation

Minns, R., Patel, R., Verlet, J., & Fielding, H. (2003). Optical control of the rotational angular momentum of a molecular Rydberg wave packet. Physical Review Letters, 91(24), https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.91.243601

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Dec 10, 2003
Deposit Date May 11, 2007
Journal Physical Review Letters
Print ISSN 0031-9007
Electronic ISSN 1079-7114
Publisher American Physical Society
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 91
Issue 24
DOI https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.91.243601

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