arXiv:quant-ph/0302104 · Physical Review A

Adiabatic passage and dissociation controlled by interference of two laser-induced continuum structures

A. K. Popov, Victor Kimberg, Thomas F. George

Published Sep 22, 2003• 2 citations

Abstract

We have developed a theory of three-pulse coherent control of photochemical processes. It is based on adiabatic passage and quantum coherence and interference attributed to the lower-lying dissociation continuum and excited upper discrete states, which are otherwise not connected to the ground state by one-photon transitions. Opportunities offered by the proposed scheme are demonstrated through extensive numerical simulations with the aid of a model relevant to typical experiments. The opportunities for manipulating the distribution of the population among discrete and continuous states with any necessary ratio by the end of the pulses are demonstrated.

DOI: 10.1103/physreva.68.033407

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