Molecular Alignment by Trains of Short Laser Pulses
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- 29 May 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 90 (21), 213001
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.90.213001
Abstract
We show that a dramatic field-free molecular alignment can be achieved after exciting molecules with proper trains of strong ultrashort laser pulses. Optimal two- and three-pulse excitation schemes are defined, providing an efficient and robust molecular alignment. This opens new prospects for various applications requiring macroscopic ensembles of highly aligned molecules.Keywords
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