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Title: Analytical solutions for a two-level system driven by a class of chirped pulses

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering and Department of Physics, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843 (United States)

We present analytical solutions for the problem of a two-level atom driven by a class of chirped pulses. The solutions are given in terms of Heun functions. By use of the appropriate chirping parameters, an enhancement of four orders of magnitude in the population transfer is obtained.

OSTI ID:
21443047
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Vol. 82, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevA.82.015801; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 1050-2947
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English