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Simple route to strong-field coherent control.

Nirit Dudovich1, Thomas Polack, Avi Pe'er

  • 1Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.

Physical Review Letters
|March 24, 2005
PubMed
Summary

This study extends weak-field control methods to strong fields by using fields with a symmetry that cancels power broadening. This allows for precise manipulation of atomic interactions even at high intensities.

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Area of Science:

  • Quantum optics
  • Atomic physics

Background:

  • Coherent-control schemes are typically limited to weak-field interactions.
  • Strong-field interactions introduce complex effects like power broadening and level shifts, complicating analytical treatments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To extend weak-field coherent-control solutions to the strong-field regime.
  • To demonstrate a method for manipulating interactions at high field intensities.

Main Methods:

  • Identified a subgroup of weak-field solutions with real fields (single quadrature).
  • Utilized a symmetry inherent in these fields to cancel power broadening effects.
  • Generated these fields using ultrashort coherent pulses or broadband down-converted light.

Main Results:

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  • Demonstrated that specific weak-field solutions can be extended to strong-field regimes.
  • Showcased the cancellation of power broadening effects through field symmetry.
  • Successfully applied these strong-field control methods in a two-photon absorption experiment in atomic cesium.

Conclusions:

  • Weak-field coherent-control strategies can be successfully extended to strong-field regimes.
  • Symmetric real fields offer a pathway to overcome limitations imposed by power broadening.
  • This approach provides new possibilities for precise control of light-matter interactions at high intensities.