Title :
Monomolecular hybrid angular momentum wavepacket versus angular momentum interferometry
Author :
Mainos, C. ; Chergui, M.
Author_Institution :
Inst. Galilee, Univ. Paris-Nord, Villetaneuse, France
Abstract :
The quantized structure of a rotating molecule converts the intrinsic energy-uncertainty of a femtosecond optical laser pulse into an integer number of unit angular momenta which are bound to interfere as the nuclear frame is rotating.
Keywords :
angular momentum; high-speed optical techniques; interferometry; molecule-photon collisions; quantum theory; angular momentum interferometry; angular momentum wavepacket; femtosecond pulse; hybrid wavepacket; intrinsic energy-uncertainty; monomolecular wavepacket; nuclear frame; optical laser pulse; quantized structure; rotating molecule; Electrons; Frequency; Laser excitation; Nuclear electronics; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast electronics; Ultrafast optics; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567350
