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arXiv:1207.3095 · Physical Review A

Engineering of fast population transfer in three-level systems

Xi Chen, Juan Gonzalo Muga

Published Sep 6, 2012• 239 citations
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Abstract

We design, by invariant-based inverse engineering, resonant laser pulses to perform fast population transfers in three-level systems. The laser intensities to improve the fidelity or to achieve a perfect transfer are examined for different protocols. They can be reduced by populating the intermediate state and by multimode driving.
DOI
10.1103/physreva.86.033405

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