Single-cycle optical pulses synchronized with molecular oscillations Academic Article

abstract

• Molecular modulation can produce an ultra-broad spectrum of infrared, visible, and ultraviolet light. This technique relies on the adiabatic preparation of highly coherent molecular vibrations or rotations in large ensembles of molecules. Coherent molecular motion leads to laser frequency modulation, and results in an efficient collinear generation of equidistant mutually coherent sidebands. In this paper I discuss perspectives for using this light source to synthesize sub-cycle and non-sinusoidal light pulses that are perfectly synchronized with the molecular oscillations in the given molecular system. These pulses provide a unique tool for studying ultra-fast atomic and molecular dynamics.

authors

• Sokolov, Alexei

published proceedings

• APPLIED PHYSICS B-LASERS AND OPTICS

author list (cited authors)

• Sokolov, A. V.

citation count

• 15

complete list of authors

• Sokolov, AV

publication date

• September 2003

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• n0946-2171ISSN  Journal

keywords

• 51 Physical Sciences
• 5108 Quantum Physics

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s00340-003-1232-5

start page

• 343

end page

• 347

volume

• 77

issue

• 2-3

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.1007%2Fs00340-003-1232-5