The Journal of Chemical Physics

Optimal control of population transfer in an optically dense medium

Ningjun Wang, HERSCHEL A. RABITZ

Published Jan 22, 1996• 30 citations

Abstract

We apply the optimal control technique (OCT) to design an optical pulse pair that controls the population transfer in a medium of three-level atoms. The absorption and reshaping of the controlling pulses by the medium are taken into account. The efficiency of the population transfer is improved significantly compared with designs that do not incorporate pulse absorption and reshaping.

DOI: 10.1063/1.470777

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