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Laboratory transferability of optimally shaped laser pulses for quantum control
Katharine Moore Tibbetts1, Xi Xing1, Herschel Rabitz1
1Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.
The Journal of Chemical Physics
|February 25, 2014
Summary
Photonic reagents, or shaped laser pulses, can be transferred between laser systems, maintaining high yields for chemical reactions. This transferability simplifies quantum control experiments, similar to traditional chemical reagents.
Area of Science:
- Quantum control
- Physical chemistry
- Laser spectroscopy
Background:
- Optimal control experiments identify shaped laser pulses (photonic reagents) for specific objectives.
- Transferring these photonic reagents to different systems is practically desirable but challenging due to experimental variations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To assess the transferability of optimal photonic reagents between different laser systems.
- To evaluate if photonic reagents optimized for one system yield good results on another.
Main Methods:
- Systematically varied chirp (second- and third-order) on photonic reagents across two laser systems.
- Applied photonic reagents optimized on one laser system to a second, related system.
- Analyzed photoproduct ion ratios in halomethane families.
Main Results:
- Control landscapes showed similar shapes across laser systems with varying chirp.
- Photonic reagents transferred from one system to another produced near-optimal yields.
- Systematic trends in photoproduct yields were reproduced upon transfer.
Conclusions:
- Successful transfer of photonic reagents between laser systems is achievable with attention to system characteristics.
- This transferability is analogous to the use of traditional chemical reagents.
- Demonstrates practical utility for experimental quantum control.
