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Phys. Rev. A 69, 013801 (2004) [5 pages]

Theory of selective excitation in stimulated Raman scattering

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S. A. Malinovskaya, P. H. Bucksbaum, and P. R. Berman
Michigan Center for Theoretical Physics, FOCUS Center,
Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA

Received 11 June 2003; published 8 January 2004

A semiclassical model is used to investigate the possibility of selectively exciting one of two closely spaced, uncoupled Raman transitions. The duration of the intense pump pulse that creates the Raman coherence is shorter than the vibrational period of a molecule (impulsive regime of interaction). Pulse shapes are found that provide either enhancement or suppression of particular vibrational excitations.

© 2004 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.69.013801
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevA.69.013801
PACS:
42.65.Dr, 42.50.Hz, 33.20.Fb, 82.53.Kp