Title :
Strong-field quantum control of energy ladder climbing
Author :
Lee, Sangkyung ; Lim, Jongseok ; Ahn, Jaewook
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., KAIST, Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
We demonstrate coherent control of multiphoton absorption in a dynamically shifted energy level structure. In a three-level model system of atomic sodium, we controlled the quantum interference of sequential 2+1 photons and direct three-photon transitions.
Keywords :
atomic structure; light coherence; multiphoton processes; quantum interference phenomena; sodium; atomic sodium; direct three-photon transitions; dynamically shifted energy level structure; energy ladder climbing; multiphoton absorption; quantum interference; strong-field quantum control; three-level model system; Atom optics; Atomic beams; Chirp; Energy states; Interference; Laser modes; Laser transitions;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
