Abstract
We present a theoretical description of a scheme in which coordinated laser pulses transfer population efficiently from any initially populated state (e.g., the ground state) to a multiply excited state of an atom or molecule without producing appreciable population in intermediate states. Our analytic results for multilevel excitation transfer provide a simple yet instructive extension to the counterintuitive pulse sequence studied previously for a three-state system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7442-7447 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Physical Review A |
Volume | 44 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1991 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics