title: Control of two-photon absorption in organic compounds by pulse shaping: spectral dependence.
abstract: In this work, we investigate the control of the two-photon absorption process of a series of organic compounds via spectral phase modulation of the excitation pulse. We analyzed the effect of the pulse central wavelength on the control of the two-photon absorption process for each compound. Depending on the molecules' two-photon absorption position relative to the excitation pulse wavelength, different levels of coherent control were observed. By simulating the two-photon transition probability in molecular systems, taking into account the band structure and its positions, we could explain the experimental results trends. We observed that the intrapulse coherent interference plays an important role in the nonlinear process control besides just the pulse intensity modulation.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Caixa Postal 369, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Misoguti
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Mendonça