Optimal control theory of ultrafast molecular dynamics: are the results of interest for the experiment?

The optimal control theory is used to solve various control tasks formulated for molecular systems with increasing complexity. Having the pulse at hand which solves the control task (the optimal pulse), in a second step, the extent is proven to which liquid-crystal spatial light modulators (LC-SLM)...

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Published inChemical physics letters Vol. 362; no. 5; pp. 407 - 413
Main Authors Mančal, Tomáš, May, Volkhard
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 26.08.2002
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Atomic and molecular physics
Exact sciences and technology
Molecular properties and interactions with photons
Photon interactions with molecules
Physics
Photon-molecule collisions
Molecules
Laser pulse
Optimal control
Spatial light modulators
Pulse shapers
Vibrationally excited state
High-speed optical techniques
Ultrafast process
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Summary:The optimal control theory is used to solve various control tasks formulated for molecular systems with increasing complexity. Having the pulse at hand which solves the control task (the optimal pulse), in a second step, the extent is proven to which liquid-crystal spatial light modulators (LC-SLM) are capable to reproduce the optimal pulse and thus to solve the control task. Our calculations illustrate that additional insight into the control of molecular dynamics might be obtained if pulse shapers with a different number of cells are applied.
ISSN:0009-2614
1873-4448
DOI:10.1016/S0009-2614(02)01075-8