title: Realization of a time-domain Fresnel lens with coherent control.
abstract: Perturbative chirped pulse excitation leads to oscillations of the excited state amplitude. These coherent transients are governed by interferences between resonant and off-resonant contributions. Control mechanisms in both frequency and time domain are used to modify these dynamics. First, by applying a phase step in the spectrum, we manipulate the phase of the oscillations. By direct analogy with Fresnel zone lenses, we then conceive highly phase-amplitude modulated pulse shapes that slice destructive interferences out of the excitation time structure and enhance the final population.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Collisions, Agrégats, Réactivité (CNRS UMR 5589), IRSAMC, Université Paul Sabatier, 31062 Toulouse, France.
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Degert
authors.forename: Wendel
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wohlleben
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chatel
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motzkus
authors.forename: Bertrand
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Girard