title: Laser-induced population transfer by adiabatic passage techniques.
abstract: We review some basic techniques for laser-induced adiabatic population transfer between discrete quantum states in atoms and molecules.
authors.affiliation: Helsinki Institute of Physics, University of Helsinki, PL 9, 00014 Finland. nikolay.vitanov@helsinki.fi
authors.forename: N V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Vitanov
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Halfmann
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Shore
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bergmann