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Nonperturbative coherent population trapping: an analytic model.

V Delgado1, J M Gomez Llorente

  • 1Departamento de Física Fundamental II, Universidad de La Laguna, 38205La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain.

Physical Review Letters
|February 28, 2002
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Coherent population trapping occurs in a driven double-well potential, preventing population of the 3(+) level in ammonia molecules. This nonperturbative phenomenon challenges conventional models of laser-matter interactions.

Area of Science:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Laser physics
  • Molecular spectroscopy

Background:

  • Coherent population trapping (CPT) is a quantum interference effect.
  • Driven symmetric double-well potentials are used to study molecular dynamics.
  • The ammonia molecule exhibits complex inversion modes relevant to quantum control.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate coherent population trapping in a driven symmetric double-well potential under strong-field conditions.
  • To analyze the behavior of the ammonia molecule's inversion mode, specifically the 0(-) <--> 3(+) transition.
  • To explain a counterintuitive CPT phenomenon of nonperturbative origin.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling of a driven symmetric double-well potential.
  • Simulation of the 0(-) <--> 3(+) transition in the ammonia molecule.

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  • Analysis of system parameters in the strong-field regime.

    • Main Results:

    • Coherent population trapping was observed in the driven double-well system.
    • The 3(+) level of the ammonia molecule remained unpopulated despite resonant and intense laser fields.
    • This effect occurred due to strong mixing of the 0(+) and 0(-) ground states.

    Conclusions:

    • A nonperturbative coherent population trapping phenomenon was demonstrated.
    • The observed CPT effect cannot be explained by standard theoretical models.
    • This finding has implications for quantum control and understanding strong-field laser-matter interactions.