DocumentCode
500459
Title
Field-free unidirectional molecular rotation following excitation by two ultrashort pulses
Author
Fleischer, Sharly ; Khodorkovsky, Yuri ; Averbukh, I.Sh. ; Prior, Yehiam
Author_Institution
Dept. of Chem. Phys., Weizmann Inst. of Sci., Rehovot, Israel
fYear
2009
fDate
2-4 June 2009
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
By varying the polarization and delay between two ultrashort laser pulses, we control the plane, speed, and sense of molecular rotation. This control may be implemented to individual components within a molecular mixture.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; light polarisation; optical pulse shaping; molecular mixture; polarization; ultrashort laser pulses; unidirectional molecular rotation; Atom optics; Chemical lasers; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Pulse modulation; Ultrafast optics; (020.0020) atomic and molecular physics; (020.1670) coherent optical effects; (190.7110) ultrafast nonlinear optics;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-869-8
Type
conf
Filename
5225852
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