Abstract
A dramatic field-free molecular alignment which could be achieved after exciting molecules with proper trains of strong ultrashort laser pulses was presented. The limited number of pulses allowed for a complete optimization of the related excitation parameters and provided even better and more robust alignment compared to the accumulative squeezing approach. Analysis showed that a linear molecule without a permanent dipole coupled with the external field via induced polarization.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 213001 |
Pages (from-to) | 2130011-2130014 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Physical review letters |
Volume | 90 |
Issue number | 21 |
State | Published - May 30 2003 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Physics and Astronomy