Rotational wave packets observed via coherent pulse propagation

Author

Marzenell, S. ; Torosyan, G. ; Beigang, R.

Author_Institution

Fachbereich Phys., Kaiserslautern Univ., Germany

fYear

2001

fDate

11-11 May 2001

Firstpage

92

Lastpage

93

Abstract

Summary form only given. The formation and dynamics of wave packets has been investigated by means of various experimental techniques. In particular, the reshaping of femtosecond pulses transmitted through an atomic vapor was interpreted in terms of contracting and decaying wave packets in the case of atomic Rydberg wave packets excited in strontium vapor with femtosecond UV pulses.In this contribution we report on the observation of coherent pulse propagation in molecular vapors in the mid infrared spectral region. The coherent excitation of a whole manifold of rotational transitions in CO and N/sub 2/O vapor led to the formation of rotational wave packets.

Keywords

Rydberg states; infrared spectra; light propagation; nitrogen compounds; optical parametric oscillators; optical pulse shaping; rotational states; spectral line breadth; CO; N/sub 2/O; UV pulses; absorption bands; atomic Rydberg wave packets; atomic vapor; coherent excitation; coherent pulse propagation; contracting wave packets; decaying wave packets; femtosecond pulse spectrum; in molecular vapors; mid infrared spectral region; optical pulse shaping; rotational wave packets; strontium vapor; Atomic measurements; Chaos; Current measurement; Motion measurement; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Position measurement; Size measurement; Ultrafast optics; Wave functions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2001. QELS '01. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-663-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/QELS.2001.961898

Filename

961898