Molecular alignment by trains of short laser pulses.
We show that a dramatic field-free molecular alignment can be achieved after exciting molecules with proper trains of strong ultrashort laser pulses. Optimal two- and three-pulse excitation schemes are defined, providing an efficient and robust molecular alignment. This opens new prospects for various applications requiring macroscopic ensembles of highly aligned molecules.
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Department of Chemical Physics, The Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
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