Title :
Coherent control using the carrier-envelope phase
Author :
Abel, Mark J. ; Pfeifer, Thomas ; Jullien, Aurelie ; Nagel, Phillip M. ; Bell, Justine ; Neumark, Daniel M. ; Leone, Stephen R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA
Abstract :
Octave-spanning laser pulses enable a new coherent control scheme based on the carrier-envelope phase (CEP). Multiphoton ionization of Xe atoms demonstrates CEP control over the phases of photoelectron quantum states and therefore the photoelectron direction.
Keywords :
light coherence; multiphoton processes; optical control; photoionisation; CEP control; Xe atoms; carrier-envelope phase; coherent control; multiphoton ionization; octave-spanning laser pulses; photoelectron direction; photoelectron quantum states; Atomic beams; Chemical lasers; Electrons; Ionization; Laser transitions; Laser tuning; Optical control; Optical pulses; Shape control; Ultrafast optics; (320.2250); (320.5540); (999.9999 Attosecond phenomena);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
