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Carrier-envelope phase-dependent atomic coherence and quantum beats

Journal Article · · Physical Review. A
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  1. Physics Department, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074 (China)
It is shown that the carrier-envelope phase (CEP) of few-cycle laser pulses has profound effects on the bound-state atomic coherence even in the weak-field regime where both tunneling and multiphoton ionization hardly take place. The atomic coherence thus produced is shown to be able to be mapped onto the CEP-dependent signal of quantum beats (and other quantum-interference phenomena) and hence might be used to extract information about and ultimately to measure the carrier-envelope phase.
OSTI ID:
21011328
Journal Information:
Physical Review. A, Journal Name: Physical Review. A Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 76; ISSN 1050-2947; ISSN PLRAAN
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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