25 research outputs found
A numerical study of time-dependent schrödinger equation for multiphoton vibrational interaction of no molecule, modelled as morse oscillator, with intense far-infrared femtosecond lasers
For the NO molecule, modelled as a Morse oscillator, time-dependent (TD) nuclear Schrödinger equation has been numerically solved for the multiphoton vibrational dynamics of the molecule under a far-infrared laser of wavelength 10503 nm, and four different intensities, I = 1 × 108, 1 × 1013, 5 × 1016, and 5 × 1018 W cm-2 respectively. Starting from the vibrational ground state at zero time, various TD quantities such as the norm, dissociation probability, potential energy curve and dipole moment are examined. Rich high-harmonics generation (HHG) spectra and above-threshold dissociation (ATD) spectra, due to the multiphoton interaction of vibrational motions with the laser field, and consequent elevation to the vibrational continuum, have been obtained and analysed
Deterministic quantum state transfer of atoms in a random magnetic field
We propose a method for transferring atoms to a target quantum state for a
multilevel quantum system with sequentially increasing, but otherwise unknown,
energy splitting. This is achieved with a feedback algorithm that processes
off-resonant optical measurements of state populations during adiabatic rapid
passage in real-time. Specifically, we reliably perform the transfer
for a
sample of ultracold Rb in the presence of a random external magnetic
field
Steerable optical tweezers for ultracold atom studies
We report on the implementation of an optical tweezer system for controlled
transport of ultracold atoms along a narrow, static confinement channel. The
tweezer system is based on high-efficiency acousto-optical deflectors and
offers two-dimensional control over beam position. This opens up the
possibility for tracking the transport channel when shuttling atomic clouds
along the guide, forestalling atom spilling. Multiple clouds can be tracked
independently by time-shared tweezer beams addressing individual sites in the
channel. The deflectors are controlled using a multichannel direct digital
synthesizer, which receives instructions on a sub-microsecond time scale from a
field-programmable gate array. Using the tweezer system, we demonstrate
sequential binary splitting of an ultracold cloud into
clouds.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures, 1 movie lin
Strong zero-field F\"orster resonances in K-Rb Rydberg systems
We study resonant dipole-dipole coupling and the associated van der Waals
energy shifts in Rydberg excited atomic rubidium and potassium and investigate
F\"orster resonances between interspecies pair states. A comprehensive survey
over experimentally accessible pair state combinations reveals multiple
candidates with small F\"orster defects. We crucially identify the existence of
an ultrastrong, "low" electric field K-Rb F\"orster resonance with a extremely
large zero-field crossover distance exceeding 100 m between the van der
Waals regime and the resonant regime. This resonance allows for a strong
interaction over a wide range of distances and by investigating its dependence
on the strength and orientation of external fields we show this to be largely
isotropic. As a result, the resonance offers a highly favorable setting for
studying long-range resonant excitation transfer and entanglement generation
between atomic ensembles in a flexible geometry. The two-species K-Rb system
establishes a unique way of realizing a Rydberg single-photon optical
transistor with a high-input photon rate and we specifically investigate an
experimental scheme with two separate ensembles
Distant RF field sensing with a passive Rydberg-atomic transducer
We combine a rubidium vapor cell with a corner-cube prism reflector to form a passive RF transducer, allowing the detection of microwave signals at a location distant from the active components required for atomic sensing. This compact transducer has no electrical components and is optically linked to an active base station by a pair of free-space laser beams that establish an electromagnetically induced transparency scenario. Microwave signals at the transducer location are imprinted onto an optical signal which is detected at the base station. Our sensing architecture with a remote standalone transducer unit adds important flexibility to Rydberg-atom based sensing technologies, which are currently subject to significant attention. We demonstrate a ∼30 m link with no particular effort and foresee significant future prospects of achieving a much larger separation between the transducer and the base station