Quantum coherence in nonlinear optical processes: theory and possible application to control of chemical reaction and quantum computation
Quantum coherence in nonlinear optical processes: theory and possible application to control of chemical reaction and quantum computation
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DOI:
10.1016/s0022-2313(99)00210-0
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发表时间:
2000-05-01
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3.6
通讯作者:
Cao, JS
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作者:
Cao, JS
Phase dependence in nonlinear optical processes reveals an intriguing interplay between the phase coherence of a short laser pulse and the laser-induced quantum wave-packet dynamics, which cannot be observed in the linear response regime. In this paper, the intra-pulse quantum coherence is demonstrated with three examples: molecular pi pulses for total inversion of electron population, unexpected chirp dependence in multi-photon absorption yield, and active control of decoherence for quantum computation. These results demonstrate that quantum coherence is a unique method in the dynamic control of molecular systems, which cannot be achieved otherwise. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.