Quantum-Mechanical Interference Between Optical Transitions: The Effect of Laser Intensity Noise
Abstract
In a previous publication Phys. Rev. A 55, 552 (1997), we considered the effect of laser phase fluctuations on three-photon-one-photon phase control of resonance-enhanced photoionization. Here we extend those studies by considering the role of laser intensity noise in addition to laser phase noise. While our results indicate that relative intensity fluctuations between the fundamental field and its third harmonic have a significant effect on control, the contrast between constructive and destructive interference is nonetheless two orders of magnitude, even under (reasonable) worst case situations. Consequently, neither laser intensity nor phase fluctuations appear to pose a serious impediment to the efficient phase control of atomic and molecular processes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 15, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA363838
Entities
People
- James C. Camparo
- P. Lambropoulos
Organizations
- The Aerospace Corporation