title: Parametric polarization pulse shaping demonstrated for optimal control of NaK.
abstract: We present a routine for calculating and producing customized/parametric femtosecond laser pulses for investigating molecular processes involving the polarization. It is applied on the ionization of NaK molecules by feedback-loop optimization using the recently introduced double-pass "serial setup" that is capable of phase, amplitude, and polarization modulation. The temporal subpulse encoding uses the parameters distance, intensity, zero order spectral phase, and polarization state.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Experimentalphysik, Freie Universität Berlin, Arnimallee 14, 14195 Berlin, Germany. weberst@physik.fu-berlin.de
authors.forename: Stefan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.forename: Mateusz
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Plewicki
authors.forename: Fabian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Weise
authors.forename: Albrecht
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lindinger
mesh_terms: D019281:Dimerization; D007834:Lasers; D008672:Metals, Alkali / Q000737:chemistry*; D011188:Potassium / Q000737:chemistry*; D012964:Sodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008672:Metals, Alkali; D012964:Sodium; D011188:Potassium