Ultrafast Manipulation of Raman Transitions and Prevention of Decoherence Using Chirped Pulses and Optical Frequency Combs

Svetlana A. Malinovskaya, Tom Collins, Vishesha Patel

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Abstract

Femtosecond, chirped laser pulse-based methods are presented to control coherence in vibrational degrees of freedom in molecules via Raman transitions. The controllability of the methods is analyzed in the presence of fast decoherence and the coupling between vibrational modes. Applications are diverse and include the development of novel imaging techniques based on the coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering, and the implementation of the optical frequency combs for internal state cooling from Feshbach molecules aiming at creation of deeply bound ultracold polar molecules.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Quantum Chemistry
Pages211-258
Number of pages48
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012

Publication series

NameAdvances in Quantum Chemistry
Volume64
ISSN (Print)0065-3276

Keywords

  • CARS microscopy
  • Chirped laser pulse
  • Cooling of internal degrees of freedom
  • Decoherence
  • Feshbach state
  • Noninvasive bioimaging
  • Optical frequency comb
  • Quantum control
  • Ultrafast Raman spectroscopy

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