Robust Photon Locking
Journal Article
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· Physical Review Letters
- Universitaet Kassel, Institut fuer Physik und CINSaT, Heinrich-Plett-Str. 40, D-34132 Kassel (Germany)
We experimentally demonstrate a strong-field coherent control mechanism that combines the advantages of photon locking (PL) and rapid adiabatic passage (RAP). Unlike earlier implementations of PL and RAP by pulse sequences or chirped pulses, we use shaped pulses generated by phase modulation of the spectrum of a femtosecond laser pulse with a generalized phase discontinuity. The novel control scenario is characterized by a high degree of robustness achieved via adiabatic preparation of a state of maximum coherence. Subsequent phase control allows for efficient switching among different target states. We investigate both properties by photoelectron spectroscopy on potassium atoms interacting with the intense shaped light field.
- OSTI ID:
- 21180115
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 102; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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