Title :
Control of coherent transients using shaped pulses
Author :
Chatel, B. ; Monmayrant, A. ; Girard, B.
Author_Institution :
Paul Sabatier Univ., Toulouse, France
Abstract :
Interaction between a two-level system and a weak chirped pulse leads to oscillations of the excited state amplitude, named coherent transients. Their extreme sensitivity to the pulse shape provides a tool for electric field measurement.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; excited states; high-speed optical techniques; light coherence; optical pulse shaping; chirped pulse; coherent transients; electric field measurement; excited state oscillations; pulse shape sensitivity; shaped pulses; two-level system; Atom optics; Chirp; Laser excitation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Pulse measurements; Pulse shaping methods; Resonance; Shape control; Shape measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567341
