Selective Orientation of Chiral Molecules by Laser Fields with Twisted Polarization

We explore a pure optical method for enantioselective orientation of chiral molecules by means of laser fields with twisted polarization. Several field implementations are considered, including a pair of delayed cross-polarized laser pulses, an optical centrifuge, and polarization shaped pulses. The...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Tutunnikov, I, Gershnabel, E, Gold, S, I Sh Averbukh
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 05.11.2017
Subjects
Enantiomers
Ethylene oxide
Lasers
Orientation
Physics - Chemical Physics
Physics - Optics
Polarization
Propylene oxide
Vapor phases
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Summary:We explore a pure optical method for enantioselective orientation of chiral molecules by means of laser fields with twisted polarization. Several field implementations are considered, including a pair of delayed cross-polarized laser pulses, an optical centrifuge, and polarization shaped pulses. The underlying classical orientation mechanism common for all these fields is discussed, and its operation is demonstrated for a range of chiral molecules of various complexity: hydrogen thioperoxide (\({\rm HSOH}\)), propylene oxide (\({\rm CH_{3}CHCH_{2}O}\)) and ethyl oxirane (\({\rm CH_{3}CH_{2}CHCH_{2}O}\)). The presented results demonstrate generality, versatility and robustness of this optical method for manipulating molecular enantiomers in the gas phase.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1711.01552