AI Article Synopsis
- The study demonstrates control over quantum interference in the I2 molecule by using two femtosecond laser pulses with a locked relative phase, allowing for precise manipulation of molecular wave packets.
- Real-time evolution of these wave packets is monitored by a third femtosecond laser pulse, highlighting the dynamics of the system.
- Significant changes in the temporal evolution are noted based on the relative phase of the laser pulses, which reveals both amplitude and phase information in the molecular wave functions.
Article Abstract
The quantum interference of two molecular wave packets has been precisely controlled in the B electronic state of the I2 molecule by using a pair of fs laser pulses whose relative phase is locked within the attosecond time scale and its real-time evolution has been observed by another fs laser pulse. It is clearly observed that the temporal evolution changes drastically as a function of the relative phase between the locked pulses, allowing us to read both amplitude and phase information stored in the wave functions of the molecular ensemble.
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