arXiv:1005.4555 · Physical Review A

Analytical solutions for a two-level system driven by a class of chirped pulses

Pankaj K. Jha, Yuri V. Rostovtsev

Published Jul 6, 2010• 27 citations

Abstract

We present analytical solutions for the problem of a two-level atom driven by a class of chirped pulses. The solutions are given in terms of Heun functions. By use of the appropriate chirping parameters, an enhancement of four orders of magnitude in the population transfer is obtained.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.82.015801

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