Control of population flow in coherently driven quantum ladders

A technique for adiabatic control of the population flow through a preselected decaying excited level in a three-level quantum ladder is presented. The population flow through the intermediate or upper level is controlled efficiently and robustly by varying the pulse delay between a pair of partly overlapping coherent laser pulses. The technique is analyzed theoretically and demonstrated in an experiment with Na2 molecules.     

Proposal for a laser control of vibrational cooling in Na(2) using resonance coalescence

With a specific choice of laser parameters resulting in a so-called exceptional point (EP) in the wavelength-intensity parameter plane, it is possible to produce the coalescence of two Floquet resonances describing the photodissociation of the Na(2) molecule, which is one of the candidates for the formation of samples of translationally cold molecules. By appropriately tuning laser parameters along a contour encircling the exceptional point, the resonances exchange their quantum nature. Thus a laser-controlled transfer of the probability density from one field-free vibrational level to another is achieved through adiabatic transport involving these resonances. We propose an efficient scenario for vibrational cooling of Na(2) referring to cascade transfers involving multiple EPs and predicted to be robust up to a 78% rate against laser-induced dissociation.     

Dissociation of CF<Subscript>2</Subscript>HCl molecules by intense radiation from a femtosecond laser in the near-IR range

It is found that CF ₂HCl molecules dissociate under irradiation by high-intensity pulses of femtosecond radiation (λ=1.8 μm) in the vicinity of resonance with the frequency of overtone vibrational transitions in the C-H bond. It is shown that the dissociation products substantially differ from the products of dissociation of CF₂HCl molecules from the ground and excited electronic states under the action of IR and UV nanosecond pulses.     

Nonlinear behavior of the population dynamics of three-level systems in the presence of single photon absorption

We numerically investigate the population dynamics in a single photon resonant three-level cascade and non-cascade energy level molecules at 532-nm wavelength. The time-dependent population in the energy levels in the presence of 100 ps(pico-second) and 100 ns(nano-second) laser pulses is described in the form of rate equations. We provide a brief idea of how the optical energy transfer takes place in the light-matter interaction and we also discuss the absorption as a function of pulse width and repetition rate. We also plot the z-scan transmittance curve as a function of number of excitation pulses participating in the absorption.     

General theory of population transfer by adiabatic rapid passage with intense, chirped laser pulses

We present a general theory of adiabatic rapid passage (ARP) with intense, linearly chirped laser pulses. For pulses with a Gaussian profile and a fixed bandwidth, we derive a rigorous formula for the maximum temporal chirp rate that can be sustained by the pulse. A modified Landau-Zener formula displays clearly the relationships among the pulse parameters. This formula is used to derive the optimal conditions for efficient, robust population transfer. As illustrations of the theory, we present results for two- and four-level systems, and selective vibronic excitation in the I₂ molecule. We demonstrate that population transfer with chirped pulses is more robust and more selective than population transfer with transform-limited pulses. Received 6 September 2000 and Received in final form 25 September 2000     

氢分子在Na2Al6团簇上的吸附和解离性能

氢的物理和化学吸附是氢存储的基本形式，而H₂分子的解离能垒是决定可逆储氢动力学性能的重要因素.纳米团簇是研究材料储氢性能的重要物质层次，研究氢与Na-Al团簇的相互作用性质能够了解纳米尺度的Na-Al氢化物的储氢性能.本文利用密度泛函理论，计算研究了H₂分子在较小的合金团簇Na₂Al₆上的吸附与解离性能.结果表明H₂分子在Na₂Al₆团簇上是弱的物理吸附，但很容易发生解离.氢分子的解离能垒很低，解离可以在环境温度下发生，纳米结构的Na₂Al₆团簇具有良好的化学储氢性能.     

Vibrational-rotational behavior of diatomic heteronuclear molecular systems in intense laser pulses

The dynamics of diatomic heteronuclear molecules in the low-frequency intense laser pulses is studied by numerical solution of the time-dependent Schr?dinger equation and both rotational and vibrational degrees of freedom are taken into account. The interference stabilization against the dissociation process is found to take place in a strong field and is shown to result in trapping of population in different rotational-vibrational bound states due to efficient Raman V- and ??-type transitions. The interplay between the vibrational and rotational dynamics of a molecule is investigated. The dissociation suppression due to the interference mechanism and all its attributes are established in the case of multiphoton coupling between the initial state and dissociation continuum.     

Effect of the surface state on pulsed laser etching of ultrananocrystalline nitrogen-doped diamond films

It is shown that the rate of laser oxidation of ultrananocrystalline films in the nanoablation mode is limited by the presence of physically and chemically adsorbed hydrogen-containing molecules on the surface and can be increased by preliminary thermal annealing. It is proposed to explain the observed saturation of the laser etching rate with the number of pulses by water molecule dissociation on the surface and film saturation with hydride and hydroxyl groups.     

Impact of the Vibrationally Excited States on the Macroscopic Behaviour of the Band-like Electron Beam Discharge Plasma in H/H2-Mixture

The investigation of the impact of the vibrationally excited molecules in the electronic ground state was performed by simultaneously solving a balance equation system for the main charge carriers, the H atoms, the metastable H atoms, the H₂ molecules in the different vibrational states and for the power transfer of the electrons in the beam discharge mixture plasma. The balance equations for the vibrational states include in particular one-quantum step excitation and deexcitation, electronic excitation, dissociation and ionization from each vibrational level in electron collisions as well as the finite life time of these states because of the gas transfer through the band-like plasma. A main finding is that due to the additional impact of vibrationally excited molecules there is a marked enhancement of the resulting dissociation and ionization degree in the beam discharge plasma at medium power input from the turbulent electric field. For discharge parameters of practical interest the ionization and dissociation budget, the population of the vibrational states, the different energy dissipation processes and the energy pumping into the ladder of the vibrational states were calculated and discussed in detail.     

Efficient coherent population transfer among three states in NO molecules by Stark-Chirped rapid adiabatic passage

We present the experimental demonstration of a novel, efficient, and selective technique to prepare population inversion. The technique is an extension of Stark-chirped rapid adiabatic passage (SCRAP), i.e., SCRAP among three states. In this process a Lambda-type quantum system is driven by two laser pulses, the pump and Stokes pulses, which are appropriately detuned from transition frequencies. A third laser pulse induces a dynamic Stark shift in the upper energy level, and the timing of all three pulses is controlled in order to prepare population inversion between the two lower states in the Lambda-type level scheme. Our data on population transfer in nitric oxide (NO) molecules clearly show that SCRAP among three states provides an advantageous alternative to such techniques as stimulated Raman adiabatic passage.     

Population transfer by femtosecond laser pulses in a ladder-type atomic system

The population transfer in a ladder-type atomic system driven by linearly polarized sech-shape femtosecond laser pulses is investigated by numerically solving Schr6dinger equation without including the rotating wave approximation （RWA）. It is shown that population transfer is mainly determined by the Rabi frequency （strength） of the driving laser field and the chirp rate, and that the ratio of the dipole moments and the pulse width also have a prominent effect on the population transfer. By choosing appropriate values of the above parameters, complete population transfer can be realized.     

Control of the photodissociation of CsCl

A femtosecond UV laser pulse is used to resonantly excite CsCl molecules from the ionically bound ground state to the first excited repulsive state. The excitation leads to the dissociation of CsCl. After a certain time delay a visible (VIS) femtosecond laser pulse interrupts the dissociation process by resonantly de-exciting the molecule back to the ground state. According to the Tannor–Rice control scheme, the fraction of dissociated CsCl molecules is controlled by changing the delay time between the two fs laser pulses. The processes involved are investigated theoretically and experimentally. Based on the results, a self-learning system has been realized, which is able to control the dissociation without any a priori knowledge of the molecule. Received: 2 December 1999 / Published online: 24 July 2000     

两束重合脉冲控制下的振转态布居转移

利用两束频率比为1:3的重合脉冲控制分子振转态布居转移. 计算结果表明, 初始态|0,0>到目标态|3,1>的跃迁概率接近100%. 两束脉冲的相位可以控制跃迁概率. 当φ ₁ =1.68 π 时, 两束脉冲相互增强, 跃迁概率增加. 当φ ₁ =0.64π 时, 两束脉冲相互抵消, 跃迁概率降低. 第二束脉冲的场强对布居转移过程具有较大影响.     

Coherence generation and population transfer in a three-level ladder system

This work explores the effect of spontaneous emission on coherence generation and population transfer in a threelevel ladder atomic system driven by two pulses in counterintuitive order.With adiabatic evolution and the weakdephasing approximation,we find that a large coherence and population transfer can be achieved even with spontaneous decay rate.The maximum coherence and population transfer decrease with the increase of spontaneous decay rate from the highest state to intermediate state.But this effect can be compensated by shortening the pulse width and enlarging the delay time.Results show that the coherence generation and population transfer never depend on the spontaneous decay rate from the intermediate state to ground state.The validity of the analytic solution is examined by numerical calculation.     

超短强激光脉冲与H2＋相互作用研究：经典与量子计算的比较

用经典动力学和量子力学方法分别研究了Ｈ２＋在超短强激光场中的电离、离解和残存行为，得到了相似的结果：即在超短强激光脉冲作用下，Ｈ２＋的电离占优，但有限的量子计算低估了Ｈ２＋的离解几率；而经典处理则没有显示Ｈ２＋在超强场中的稳定化。另外，经典计算表明当核间距Ｒ伸展到一定范围时，Ｈ２＋的电离率最大。这符合量子计算中发现的电荷谐振增强电离（ＣＲＥＩ）现象。     

利用多光子跃迁控制基态HF分子布居转移

采用波包动力学方法研究了HF分子基电子态的多光子跃迁. 激光场由两束频率比为1:2的重合红外脉冲构成. 态|0,0>作为初始态, 态|4,0>与态|4,2>分别作为目标态. 计算结果表明, 通过选取不同的共振频率, 可以控制布居跃迁至不同的目标态. 两束脉冲间的初相位差可以控制布居转移概率. 当初相位差为π/2的偶数倍时, 布居转移概率为最大值. 当初相位差为π/2的奇数倍时, 布居转移概率为最小值. 初相位差对于态|4,0>的布居影响大于态|4,2>. 关键词： 多光子跃迁 初相位 布居转移 波包     

Spectral Optical Properties of Polymer Composite Nanomaterials Based on Carbon Nanotubes in a High-Density Polyethylene Matrix

Spectral, kinetic, and nonlinear optical regularities that demonstrate the exchange of electronic excitations between the components of hybrid associates of Ag₂S colloid quantum dots (1.7–1.8 nm) in gelatin with molecules of thiazine dyes (Ds) are found. When the IR luminescence of Ag₂S quantum dots (QDs) is excited by radiation from the thionine absorption region, its enhancement due to nonradiative resonant energy transfer is observed. The association with methylene-blue molecules blocked the IR luminescence of Ag₂S QDs upon its excitation by radiation from the absorption region of the dye due to the transfer of charge carriers. It is demonstrated that the hybrid association of thionine molecules and Ag₂S QDs adversely affects the nonlinear optical properties of the latter, which manifests itself in inverse saturated absorption by the action of 10-ns second-harmonic pulses (532 nm) of a Nd³⁺:YAG laser. For the associates of Ag₂S QDs with methylene-blue molecules, the radiation focusing caused by the transfer of charge carriers from the dye and the change in the population of small traps in nanocrystals is found. It is concluded that the direction of the transfer of electronic excitations and the photophysical processes in these objects are determined by the mutual arrangement of the HOMO–LUMO levels of the dye with respect to the levels of dimensional quantization of the Ag₂S QDs.     

Study of orthoexciton-to-paraexciton conversion in Cu(2)O by excitonic Lyman spectroscopy

Using time-resolved 1s-2p excitonic Lyman spectroscopy, we study the orthoexciton-to-paraexciton transfer, following the creation of a high density population of ultracold 1s orthoexcitons by resonant two-photon excitation with femtosecond pulses. An observed fast exciton-density dependent conversion rate is attributed to spin exchange between pairs of orthoexcitons. Implication of these results on the feasibility of Bose-Einstein condensation of paraexcitons in Cu(2)O is discussed.     

Quantum–classical correspondence and the role of the dipole function in molecular dissociation

We consider the quantum and classical dissociation dynamics of heteronuclear diatomic molecules induced by infrared laser pulses. The field–molecule interaction is given by the product of the time-dependent electric field and the molecule permanent dipole. We investigate the influence of the dipole function in molecular dissociation. We show that the dissociation can be suppressed at certain external field frequencies for a nonlinear and finite-range dipole function. The correspondence between quantum and classical results is established by relating classical Fourier amplitudes to discrete–continuum quantum matrix elements.     

Population transfer via adiabatic passage in the Rydberg potassium atom

Using the time-dependent multilevel approach, we have calculated the coherent population transfer between the quantum states of potassium atom by a single frequency-chirped laser pulse. The result shows that a pair of sequential `broadband' frequency-chirped laser pulses can efficiently transfer population from the initial state of the ladder system to the target state. It is also found that the population can be efficiently transferred to a target state and trapped there by using an `intuitive' or a `counterintuitive' frequency sweep laser pulse in the case of `narrowband' frequency-chirped laser pulse. Our research shows that the complete population transfer is related to the pulse duration, chirp rate, and amplitude of the laser pulse.