Autlerben Townes splitting in photoelectron spectra of K2 molecule

We investigate Autler-Townes splitting in the photoelectron spectra of K₂ molecule driven by pump-probe pulses via employing the time-dependent wave packet approach. It is found that the magnitude of Aulter-Townes splitting varies with the wavelength of the intense laser pulse. In particular, the phenomenon of Aulter-Townes splitting vanishes for the far-off resonance of the pump pulse. Also, the split peaks of Autler-Townes in the case of resonant pump pulse give us an approach to directly obtaining the transition dipole moment of a molecule.     

飞秒激光参数对四态阶跃型分子光电子能谱的影响

利用含时波包法研究三激光场中四态阶跃型K₂分子光电子能谱的Autler-Townes（AT）分裂.研究第二束激光场强和波长对AT分裂的影响.共振时,光电子谱为对称三分裂,非共振时,不对称三分裂逐渐变为双分裂.波长增加,谱峰以不等位移向低能方向移动.边峰间距不随波长的改变而改变,随场强增强而增大.研究结果为进一步从第一性原理的理论研究提供有用的信息,为实现分子的光控制及量子调控提供重要参考.     

飞秒激光参数对三态阶跃型分子Autler-Townes分裂的影响

利用三态模型和含时波包法, 研究了K₂分子在强飞秒泵浦-探测激光场中泵浦/探测场强、波长对光电子能谱Autler-Townes(AT)分裂的影响．通过分别改变两激光场的场强或者波长预测AT峰移和间距,并且首次量化了AT分裂的峰移和间距．光电子能谱在共振时显示为对称双峰,失谐时为非对称双峰。AT分裂间距随泵浦场强增大而增大,但不因探测场强改变而改变．     

Autler-Townes doublet in the absorption spectra for the transition between excited states of cold cesium atoms

Autler-Townes splitting in absorption spectra of the excited states 6 2 P 3/2-8 2 S 1/2 of cold cesium atoms confined in a magneto-optical trap has been observed.Experimental data of the Autler-Townes splitting fit well to the dressed-atom theory,by which the fact of the cold atoms dressed by cooling/trapping laser beams is revealed.The results of the theoretical fitting with experiment not only told us the effective Rabi frequency cold atoms experienced,but also could be used for measuring the probability amplitudes of the dressed states.     

引入量子干涉的双光子共振非简并四波混频

研究了级联四能级系统中双光子共振非简并四波混频(NFWM)由于加入耦合光场而产生的量子干涉效应，发现在强耦合场作用下NFWM频谱呈现AT劈裂，它反映的是两个缀饰态的能级.量子干涉还使NFWM信号被抑制或增强.此方法牵涉到三光子共振，因此可以成为研究原子或分子高激发态的有效光谱学工具. 关键词： 四波混频 量子干涉     

Spectral linewidth of inversionless and Raman lasers in V-type three-level systems

A theoretical analysis of the spectral linewidth of V-type inversionless and Raman lasers is presented. First, we examine the effects of the atomic coherence between dressed states and the Autler-Townes splitting on the linewidth. It is demonstrated that near above threshold, the V inversionless laser has a narrower linewidth than that of the two-level laser. Instead of the dressed coherence, it is the Autler-Townes splitting that is responsible for the linewidth reduction though the dressed coherence determines the laser gain. Next, we explore the effects of the generated laser intensity on the linewidth. It is shown that the linewidths of the V inversionless and Raman lasers follow the usual 1/I decrease for smaller laser intensity I, but a slower decrease than 1/I for larger laser intensity. For the V Raman laser, even more surprisingly, with the laser intensity increasing, the linewidth appreciably increases as well. As a result, well above threshold, the V inversionless and Raman lasers may have a larger linewidth than that of the two-level laser. Finally, a comparison is made between the V lasers and the Λ lasers. It is found that the linewidth of the Λ inversionless laser shows a fast 1/I ² decay under optimum conditions. Received 25 October 1999 and Received in final form 10 March 2000     

三态K2分子飞秒含时光电子能谱的理论研究

利用三态模型和含时波包法, 研究了K₂分子在强飞秒抽运-探测激光场中延时、脉宽以及抽运波长对光电子能谱和波包动力学过程的影响. 研究结果表明, 激光场强较弱或者脉宽较短都可能不发生Autler-Townes分裂, 光电子能谱呈现出单峰结构; 延时和抽运波长的改变影响能峰结构、位置和相对峰高; 对于不同的抽运波长, 波包的振动周期是相同的, 波包振荡幅度随脉宽增大而减小; 光电子能谱反映了波包动力学信息. 研究结果可以为实验上实现分子的光控制以及量子调控过程提供一定的参考, 并为进一步研究K₂分子的动力学性质提供有用的信息.     

Collision of atoms under action of external magnetic and laser radiation fields with formation of Fano-Feshbach resonances

We investigate collision of two atoms in an external magnetic field and in the field of laser radiation with formation of Fano-Feshbach resonances. At one-photon resonance of laser radiation with two discrete vibrational states of molecule the dressed states are formed (Autler-Townes effect) which form Fano-Feshbach resonances in interaction with the external magnetic field. In addition, the lower molecular vibrational state is coupled with the continuum of the elastic channel via also LICS (laser-induced continuum structure) forming laser-induced resonance. We obtain cross-sections of elastic and inelastic resonant scattering and expression for the scattering length depending on the external magnetic and laser radiation fields.     

Optical stark effect and dressed exciton states in a Mn-doped CdTe quantum dot

We report on the observation of spin-dependent optically dressed states and the optical Stark effect on an individual Mn spin in a semiconductor quantum dot. The vacuum-to-exciton or the exciton-to-biexciton transitions in a Mn-doped quantum dot are optically dressed by a strong laser field, and the resulting spectral signature is measured in photoluminescence. We demonstrate that the energy of any spin state of a Mn atom can be independently tuned by using the optical Stark effect induced by a control laser. High resolution spectroscopy reveals a power-, polarization-, and detuning-dependent Autler-Townes splitting of each optical transition of the Mn-doped quantum dot. This experiment demonstrates an optical resonant control of the exciton-Mn system.     

Conservation of molecular alignment for cyclic rotational wave packets in periodic pulse trains

The existence of states for which molecular alignment can be maintained for long periods of time is shown. These states, consisting of coherent superpositions of rotational states, are found among cyclic states of the generalized Floquet operator corresponding to a molecule in a short nonresonant laser pulse. For a single pulse alignment can be maintained, in some cases, for more than 40 times the pulse duration. Because of the special properties of these coherent states, arbitrarily long alignment can be achieved by using well-timed pulse trains.     

Polarization spectroscopy of an excited state transition

We demonstrate polarization spectroscopy of an excited state transition in room-temperature cesium vapor. An anisotropy induced by a circularly polarized pump beam on the D2 transition is observed using a weak probe on the 6P(3/2)→7S(1/2) transition. At high pump power, a subfeature due to Autler-Townes splitting is observed that theoretical modeling shows is enhanced by Doppler averaging. Polarization spectroscopy provides a simple modulation-free signal suitable for laser frequency stabilization to excited state transitions.     

量子态的非相干光时域测量

提出了利用非相干光实现对量子态的时域高分辨率测量的新方法.以测量Autler-Townes效应为例,通过对信号解析表达式的详细讨论,阐述了利用这种方法测量量子态的物理过程,揭示出被测量的演化规律及测量过程对量子态的影响.研究结果表明利用这种方法既可以有效地、高分辨地测量很小的量子态能级间距和很大的原子能级间距,同时又可以测量相干量子态的横向弛豫速率.通过对时域和频域测量方法的比较表明利用非相干光对量子态的时域测量可以全面揭示量子态演化信息. 关键词： 非相干光 量子态测量 Autler-Townes 效应     

Quantum computation with vibrationally excited polyatomic molecules: effects of rotation,level structure,and field gradients

Accurate rotation–vibration energy levels and transition dipoles of the molecule thiophosgene are used to model the execution of quantum gates with shaped laser pulses. Qubits are encoded in 2 ⁿ vibrational computing states on the ground electronic surface of the molecule. Computations are carried out by cycling amplitude between these computing states and a gateway state with a shaped laser pulse. The shaped pulse that performs the computation is represented by a physical model of a 128–1024 channel pulse shaper. Pulse shapes are optimized with a standard genetic algorithm, yielding experimentally realizable computing pulses. The robustness of optimization is studied as a function of the vibrational states selected, rotational level structure, additional vibrational levels not assigned to the computation, and compensation for laser power variation across a molecular ensemble.     

中间态引入量子干涉的三光子共振非简并六波混频

理论研究了五能级系统中三光子共振非简并六波混频(NSWM) 由于中间能级加入耦合光场而产生的量子干涉效应. 分析了耦合光场对三光子共振NSWM信号以及频谱的影响. 研究发现, 在强耦合场作用下, NSWM的频谱出现了Autler-Townes分裂, 它反映的是两个缀饰态的能级, 量子干涉可以使NSWM信号被抑制或增强. 提出利用量子干涉对NSWM信号产生增强作用, 可以由耦合场产生的缀饰态代替原子固有能级, 成为三光子共振的中间态, 从而控制耦合场来选择三光子共振的中间态的位置.     

飞秒激光脉宽对三态阶跃型分子波包运动的影响研究

用含时波包法研究了三态阶跃型K2分子在强飞秒泵浦-探测激光场中脉宽对波包动力学过程的影响.研究表明激光场强较弱或者脉宽较短都可能不出现Autler-Townes分裂.波包的振荡周期随脉宽增长而增大,而振荡幅度随脉宽增长而减小. 脉宽影响Rabi振荡,而Rabi振荡的变化又导致了基态和激发态布居数周期性变化．首次量化了脉宽对激发态布居数的影响,表明变化频率随着泵浦场强的增强而增大．研究表明调节激光脉宽可实现对态布居数的选择性分布,可以为实验上实现分子的光控制提供重要参考．     

飞秒激光脉宽对三态阶跃型分子波包运动的影响研究

用含时波包法研究了三态阶跃型K_2分子在强飞秒泵浦-探测激光场中脉宽对波包动力学过程的影响.研究表明激光场强较弱或者脉宽较短都可能不出现Autler-Townes分裂.波包的振荡周期随脉宽增长而增大,而振荡幅度随脉宽增长而减小.脉宽影响Rabi振荡,而Rabi振荡的变化又导致了基态和激发态布居数周期性变化.首次量化了脉宽对激发态布居数的影响,表明变化频率随着泵浦场强的增强而增大.研究表明调节激光脉宽可实现对态布居数的选择性分布,可以为实验上实现分子的光控制提供重要参考.     

Optical properties of a semiconductor in the exciton spectral region under exposure to a high-power pump pulse in the <Emphasis Type="Italic">M</Emphasis>-band region

The behavior of the dielectric susceptibility of a semiconductor is studied in the case where the exciton state is probed by weak-pulse photons in the presence of a high-power laser pulse in the region of the M band of CuCl luminescence. A pronounced Autler-Townes effect for the exciton transition is shown to occur. The absorption peak position is determined by the amplitude and frequency of the pump field.     

Multi-wave mixing Autler-Townes splitting in the five-level atomic system

We have demonstrated the Autler-Townes (AT) splitting of the four-wave mixing (FWM) process and the six-wave mixing (SWM) process in an electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) window in five-level atomic vapor of 87 Rb. Moreover we discuss interactions of multi-dressed states. The experimental results agree well with the theoretical analysis.     

New method for solving the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for molecules in a strong pulsed light field

A new approach to solution of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation for a quantum system affected by a strong electromagnetic laser field modulated in amplitude and frequency is proposed. This approach is based on application of the Floquet method and approximation of the Hamiltonian parameters slowly varying with time by step functions within the (t, t′) formalism. A relationship between the method developed and representation of the evolution operator in the form of the T-ordered product of operators acting at short time intervals is demonstrated. The method proposed is used to describe the response of a LiH molecule to the action of a radiation pulse and calculate the populations of the electronic states of the molecule under the pulse action. The evolution of the populations and dynamic susceptibility of the molecule and its relationship with the probabilities of Landau-Zener transitions between the electronic quasienergy states of the molecule have been analyzed.     

Autler--Townes doublet in novel sub-Doppler spectra with caesium vapour cell

With a coupling laser locked to caesium 6S$_{1 / 2}$ $F_{\rm g}$=4--6P$_{3 / 2}$ $F_{\rm e}$=5 cycling transition and a co-propagating probe laser scanned across 6S$_{1 / 2}$ $F_{\rm g}$=4--6P$_{3 / 2}$ $F_{\rm e}$=3, 4 and 5 transitions, a novel scheme for sub-Doppler spectra in Doppler-broadened V-type three-level system is demonstrated by detecting the transmission of the coupling laser through a caesium vapour cell. The Autler--Townes doublet in the sub-Doppler spectra of the coupling laser is clearly observed. The effects of coupling laser intensity on the splitting and linewidth of the Autler--Townes doublet are experimentally investigated and the results agree well with theoretical predictions. Taking the multiple hyperfine levels of caesium atom into account, a brief analysis is presented.