Shortcut to Adiabatic Passage in Two- and Three-Level Atoms

Journal Article · Fri Sep 17 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.105.123003· OSTI ID:21466966

Xi, Chen ^[1]; Lizuain, I; Muga, J G ^[1]; Ruschhaupt, A ^[2]; Guery-Odelin, D ^[3]

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1. Departamento de Quimica-Fisica, UPV-EHU, Apartado 644, 48080 Bilbao (Spain)
2. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Leibniz Universitaet Hannover, Appelstrasse 2, 30167 Hannover (Germany)
3. Laboratoire Collisions Agregats Reactivite, CNRS UMR 5589, IRSAMC, Universite Paul Sabatier, 118 Route de Narbonne, 31062 Toulouse Cedex 4 (France)

We propose a method to speed up adiabatic passage techniques in two-level and three-level atoms extending to the short-time domain their robustness with respect to parameter variations. It supplements or substitutes the standard laser beam setups with auxiliary pulses that steer the system along the adiabatic path. Compared to other strategies, such as composite pulses or the original adiabatic techniques, it provides a fast and robust approach to population control.

• OSTI ID: 21466966
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 105, Issue 12; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.123003; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

74 ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
ATOMS
ENERGY LEVELS
LASER RADIATION
PHOTON-ATOM COLLISIONS
PULSES
VARIATIONS
ATOM COLLISIONS
COLLISIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
PHOTON COLLISIONS
RADIATIONS