Interfering resonance as an underlying mechanism in the adaptive feedback control of radiationless transitions: Retinal isomerization
Abstract
Control of molecular processes via adaptive feedback often yields highly structured laser pulses that have eluded physical explanation. By contrast, coherent control approaches propose physically transparent mechanisms but are not readily visible in experimental results. Here, an analysis of a condensed phase adaptive feedback control experiment on retinal isomerization shows that it manifests a quantum interference based coherent control mechanism: control via interfering resonances. The result promises deep insight into the physical basis for the adaptive feedback control of a broad class of bound state processes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Sep 20, 2017
- Source ID
- 10.1063/1.5003389
Entities
People
- Cyrille Lavigne
- Paul Brumer
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
- University of Toronto