TY - JOUR
T1 - Quantum control of the spin-orbit interaction using the Autler-Townes effect
AU - Ahmed, E. H.
AU - Ingram, S.
AU - Kirova, T.
AU - Salihoglu, O.
AU - Huennekens, J.
AU - Qi, J.
AU - Guan, Y.
AU - Lyyra, A. M.
PY - 2011/10/11
Y1 - 2011/10/11
N2 - We have demonstrated quantum control of the spin-orbit interaction based on the Autler-Townes (ac-Stark) effect in a molecular system using a cw optical field. We show that the enhancement of the spin-orbit interaction between a pair of weakly interacting singlet-triplet rovibrational levels, GΠg1(v=12,J=21,f)-1Σg-3(v=1,N=21,f), separated by 750 MHz in the lithium dimer, depends on the Rabi frequency (laser power) of the control laser. The increase in the spin-orbit interaction due to the control field is observed as a change in the spin character of the individual components of the perturbed pair.
AB - We have demonstrated quantum control of the spin-orbit interaction based on the Autler-Townes (ac-Stark) effect in a molecular system using a cw optical field. We show that the enhancement of the spin-orbit interaction between a pair of weakly interacting singlet-triplet rovibrational levels, GΠg1(v=12,J=21,f)-1Σg-3(v=1,N=21,f), separated by 750 MHz in the lithium dimer, depends on the Rabi frequency (laser power) of the control laser. The increase in the spin-orbit interaction due to the control field is observed as a change in the spin character of the individual components of the perturbed pair.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.163601
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.107.163601
M3 - Article
C2 - 22107380
AN - SCOPUS:80053935146
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 107
JO - Physical review letters
JF - Physical review letters
IS - 16
M1 - 163601
ER -