title: Molecular lens of the nonresonant dipole force
abstract: A cylindrical molecular lens is formed by focusing a nanosecond IR laser pulse. Trajectories of a CS2 molecular beam deflected by the lens are traced using the velocity map imaging technique. The characteristic lens parameters including the focal length, minimum beam width, and distance to the minimum-width position are determined. The laser intensity dependence of the parameters is in good agreement with theoretical predictions. Exciting possibilities for molecular optics and a new type of optical chromatography are opened up.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-747, Korea.
authors.lastname: Suk Zhao B
authors.lastname: Sung Chung H
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.lastname: Hyup Lee S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.lastname: Kyung Kang W
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Chung