Chinese Physics B

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

Fan Xi-jun, Aiyun Li, Tong Dian-Min, Chengpu Liu

Published Jul 1, 2008• 3 citations

Abstract

The population transfer in a ladder-type atomic system driven by linearly polarized sech-shape femtosecond laser pulses is investigated by numerically solving Schrödinger 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.

DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/17/7/030

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