title: Vibrationally state-selective spin-orbit transfer with strong nonresonant pulses.
abstract: By dynamic Stark shift using strong nonresonant pulses, we show that it is in principle possible to prepare arbitrary superposition states of mixed multiplicity. By a proper choice of parameters, the transfer of population is shown to follow the Rabi formula, where the initial and target states are now vibrational states of two light-induced molecular potentials of different multiplicity. Starting from nonstationary wave packets, the spin transfer can proceed via parallel transfer using a single pulse or by sequential transfer using a pulse sequence. A simple model is proposed to analyze the properties of both schemes and the feasibility of their experimental implementation for spin-orbit transitions in Rb2.
authors: Departamento de Química Física, Universidad Complutense, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors: Jesús
authors: J
authors: Gonzalez-Vazquez
authors: Ignacio R
authors: IR
authors: Sola
authors: Jesus
authors: J
authors: Santamaria
authors: Vladimir S
authors: VS
authors: Malinovsky