title: From molecular control to quantum technology with the dynamic Stark effect.
abstract: The non-resonant dynamic Stark effect is a powerful and general way of manipulating ultrafast processes in atoms, molecules, and solids with exquisite precision. We discuss the physics behind this effect, and demonstrate its efficacy as a method of control in a variety of systems. These applications range from the control of molecular rotational dynamics to the manipulation of chemical reaction dynamics, and from the suppression of vacuum fluctuation effects in coherent preparation of matter, to the dynamic generation of bandwidth for storage of broadband quantum states of light.
authors.affiliation: Steacie Institute for Molecular Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, 100 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0R6, Canada.
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bustard
authors.forename: Guorong
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Rune
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lausten
authors.forename: Dave
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.forename: Lan A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Walmsley
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stolow
authors.forename: Benjamin J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Sussman
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D011789:Quantum Theory; D012399:Rotation