title: Optical realization of coherent vibrational dynamics in molecules.
abstract: Optical analogs of coherent vibrational phenomena in molecules, such as light-induced molecular stabilization and wave packet dynamics at a potential crossing, are proposed for light beams in coupled slab waveguides.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Fisica and Istituto di Fotonica e Nanotecnologie del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, I-20133 Milano, Italy. longhi@fisi.polimi.it
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Longhi