Controllable generation of partially coherent light pulses with direct space-to-time pulse shaper.
We demonstrate the possibility of creating user-defined partially coherent light pulses by means of a slight modification of the direct space-to-time pulse shaper. Specifically, we generate a mutual coherence function that corresponds to the independent-elementary-pulse representation model. The theoretical limits in the parameter of global coherence and the efficiency of the system are studied. Our result opens the door to a new way of quantum control in laser-assisted chemical reactions, namely, control by partial coherence.
Torres-Company
Víctor
V
Departament de Física, Universitat Jaume I, Castelló, Spain. vtorres@exp.uji.es
Mínguez-Vega
Gladys
G
Lancis
Jesús
J
Friberg
Ari T
AT