Measurement of coherence dynamics based on coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering

Stimulated Raman adiabatic passage in sodium vapor with picosecond laser pulses

“…Stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP) and its variations are established techniques for efficient manipulation of population among states of atoms or molecules. STIRAP has been implemented with continuous wave (cw) [1] and pulsed [2] lasers for a variety of purposes such as: the preparation of molecules in specific rovibrational states for chemical reactions [3], preparation of molecules for dissociative attachment of electrons [4,5], excitation of targeted magnetic sub levels [6] and superpositions of levels [7,8], selective momentum transfer for isotopic separation [9], Rydberg state excitation [10,11], excitation between dipole-forbidden states through a continuum of states [12], the coherent preparation of atoms to optimize [13] or measure [14] coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS), excitation of individual Ca 2+ ions and their potential for information storage [15], coherent optical transfer of Feshbach molecules to a lower vibrational state [16], photo association of bi-alkali [17,18], and other molecules [19], creating a population inversion in dopants of a solid [20] including tripod STIRAP in a doped Pr 3+ : Y 2 SiO 5 [21], storing information [22], and performing logic operations [23] in doped solids. * mtilley@uw.edu, Corresponding author…”