title: Selective excitation of vibrational states by shaping of light-induced potentials
abstract: In this Letter we describe a method for population transfer using intense, ultrafast laser pulses. The selectivity is accomplished by careful shaping of light-induced potentials (LIPs). Creation and control of the LIPs is accomplished by choosing pairs of pulses with proper frequency detunings and time delays. As an example, selective population transfer is demonstrated for a three-state model of the sodium dimer.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Quimica Fisica I, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: Sola
authors.initials: BY
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Santamaria
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Malinovsky
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Krause