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View SchemaTransform-limited pulses are not optimal for resonant multiphoton transitions
| Authors | Nirit Dudovich, Barak Dayan, S. M. G. Faeder, Yaron Silberberg |
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| ArXiv ID | physics/0302014 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0302014 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.86.47 |
| Journal | Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 47 (2001) |
Abstract
Maximizing nonlinear light-matter interactions is a primary motive for compressing laser pulses to achieve ultrashort transform limited pulses. Here we show how, by appropriately shaping the pulses, resonant multiphoton transitions can be enhanced significantly beyond the level achieved by maximizing the pulse's peak intensity. We demonstrate the counterintuitive nature of this effect with an experiment in a resonant two-photon absorption, in which, by selectively removing certain spectral bands, the peak intensity of the pulse is reduced by a factor of 40, yet the absorption rate is doubled. Furthermore, by suitably designing the spectral phase of the pulse, we increase the absorption rate by a factor of 7.
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