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  • Quantum optics
  • Molecular physics
  • Ultrafast laser science

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  • Molecular alignment echoes are phenomena where molecules rephase after excitation.
  • Structured light fields with orbital angular momentum (OAM) offer unique light-matter interaction possibilities.
  • Controlling molecular rotational states is key for quantum information processing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To experimentally demonstrate molecular alignment echoes driven by structured light.
  • To investigate the storage and retrieval of OAM information in molecular rotational coherences.
  • To establish a new method for optical processing of ultrashort OAM pulses.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizing two time-delayed pump pulses with spatially varying polarization.
  • Generating a molecular
  • q plate
  • in gaseous CO2.
  • Employing vortex beams with topological charges ℓ=±1, 2 for validation.

Main Results:

  • Achieved controllable rephasing of molecular alignment echoes.
  • Demonstrated the storage and retrieval of OAM information in molecular rotational coherences.
  • Validated the concept with various topological charges of vortex beams.

Conclusions:

  • Extended molecular alignment echo mechanism to vector light fields.
  • Established a novel route for optical processing of ultrashort OAM pulses.
  • Advanced molecular-based quantum interfaces for structured light applications.