title: Optical selectivity in optically dense media driven by optimized Gaussian-type ultrashort pulse pairs.
abstract: We theoretically demonstrate that selective resonant excitation can be achieved in a dense collection of V-type three-level atoms by optimizing the pulse delay and peak intensity ratio of an applied phase-tailored ultrashort pulse pair. Near-dipole-dipole interaction plays an important role in the quantum control of selective excitations since it brings about an intrinsic frequency shift in the atomic resonance, which builds up various excitation pathways. As a consequence, we can control the quantum interference between various pathways by shaping the excitation pulse pair to steer the atomic excitation selectively toward a desired quantum state.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Optical and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, and Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
authors.forename: Han
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Heping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zeng