title: Quantum control of the angular momentum distribution in multiphoton absorption processes.
abstract: The newly developed technique of polarization pulse shaping is applied to the control of two-photon absorption in atomic rubidium. This technique enables the manipulation of the transient vector properties of a light matter interaction. We establish that control can be exerted on the angular distribution of the final state, and demonstrate the ability to control the final state population of a nearly degenerate system, as well as to perform M-state resolved spectroscopy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel.
authors.forename: Nirit
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dudovich
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oron
authors.forename: Yaron
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Silberberg