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Stimulated Raman Adiabatic Passage via bright state in Lambda medium of unequal oscillator strengths
We consider the population transfer process in a Lambda-type atomic medium of
unequal oscillator strengths by stimulated Raman adiabatic passage via
bright-state (b-STIRAP) taking into account propagation effects. Using both
analytic and numerical methods we show that the population transfer efficiency
is sensitive to the ratio q_p/q_s of the transition oscillator strengths. We
find that the case q_p>q_s is more detrimental for population transfer process
as compared to the case where . For this case it is possible to
increase medium dimensions while permitting efficient population transfer. A
criterion determining the interaction adiabaticity in the course of propagation
process is found. We also show that the mixing parameter characterizing the
population transfer propagates superluminally
Tribological properties of room temperature fluorinated graphite heat-treated under fluorine atmosphere
This work is concerned with the study of the tribologic properties of room temperature fluorinated graphite heat-treated under fluorine atmosphere. The fluorinated compounds all present good intrinsic friction properties (friction coefficient in the range 0.05–0.09). The tribologic performances are optimized if the materials present remaining graphitic domains (influenced by the presence of intercalated fluorinated species) whereas the perfluorinated compounds, where the fluorocarbon layers are corrugated (armchair configuration of the saturated carbon rings) present higher friction coefficients. Raman analyses reveal that the friction process induces severe changes in the materials structure especially the partial re-building of graphitic domains in the case of perfluorinated compounds which explains the improvement of μ during the friction tests for these last materials
Strong Coupling Theory of Two Level Atoms in Periodic Fields
We present a new convergent strong coupling expansion for two-level atoms in
external periodic fields, free of secular terms. As a first application, we
show that the coherent destruction of tunnelling is a third-order effect. We
also present an exact treatment of the high-frequency region, and compare it
with the theory of averaging. The qualitative frequency spectrum of the
transition probability amplitude contains an effective Rabi frequency.Comment: 4 pages with 3 figure
Effects of Lattice and Molecular Phonons on Photoinduced Neutral-to-Ionic Transition Dynamics in Tetrathiafulvalene--Chloranil
For electronic states and photoinduced charge dynamics near the neutral-ionic
transition in the mixed-stack charge-transfer complex
tetrathiafulvalene--chloranil (TTF-CA), we review the effects of Peierls
coupling to lattice phonons modulating transfer integrals and Holstein
couplings to molecular vibrations modulating site energies. The former
stabilizes the ionic phase and reduces discontinuities in the phase transition,
while the latter stabilizes the neutral phase and enhances the discontinuities.
To reproduce the experimentally observed ionicity, optical conductivity and
photoinduced charge dynamics, both couplings are quantitatively important. In
particular, strong Holstein couplings to form the highly-stabilized neutral
phase are necessary for the ionic phase to be a Mott insulator with large
ionicity. A comparison with the observed photoinduced charge dynamics indicates
the presence of strings of lattice dimerization in the neutral phase above the
transition temperature.Comment: 9 pages, 7 figures, accepted for publication in J. Phys. Soc. Jp
Short-length storage of intense optical pulses in solid by adiabatic passage
We propose a novel scheme of storage of intense pulses which allows a
significant reduction of the storage length with respect to standard schemes.
This scheme is particularly adapted to store optical information in media with
fast relaxations.Comment: 7 pages, 5 figure
A 180 ka record of environmental change at Erdut (Croatia): a new chronology for the loess–palaeosol sequence and its implications for environmental interpretation
While there are numerous thick loess–palaeosol sequences preserved across the Carpathian Basin, well dated sites that provide terrestrial palaeoenvironmental records extending beyond last glacial–interglacial cycle are scarce. Robust chronologies are essential for correlations of loess with other long‐term Quaternary records and to further understanding of the palaeoenvironment and climate of this important region beyond the last 125 ka. Here a new geochronology based on 13 post‐infrared infrared stimulated luminescence ages focused on the lower part of the loess–palaeosol sequence at Erdut is presented. The results show that the lower part of the Erdut profile spans the penultimate glacial cycle (MIS 7 to MIS 5). The considerable sediments overlaying the investigated part of the profile suggest that this section spans two glacial cycles, rather than the previously suggested one. The most likely source of the discrepancy is the use of uncorrected infrared stimulated luminescence signal, which can cause age underestimation if not accounted for. This study demonstrates the need to revisit sites such as Erdut, re‐date them using updated measurement protocols, and update existing palaeoenvironmental interpretations
Synthesis and Characterization of Gold Nanoparticles Functionalized with Electropolymerizable or Optically Switchable π-Conjugated Systems
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Theory of bright-state stimulated Raman adiabatic passage
We describe analytically and numerically the process of population transfer
by stimulated Raman adiabatic passage through a bright state when the pulses
propagate in a medium. Limitations of the adiabaticity are analyzed and
interpreted in terms of reshaping of the pulses. We find parameters for the
pulses for which the population transfer is nearly complete over long
distances.Comment: 9 pages, 9 figure
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