Navigating localized wave packets in phase space

The ability to localize and to steer Rydberg wave packets in phase space using tailored sequences of half-cycle pulses is demonstrated. Classical phase-space portraits are used to explain the method and to illustrate the level of control that can be achieved. This is confirmed experimentally by posi...

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Published in:Physical review letters 2006-12, Vol.97 (25), p.253003-253003, Article 253003
Main Authors: Zhao, W, Mestayer, J J, Lancaster, J C, Dunning, F B, Reinhold, C O, Yoshida, S, Burgdörfer, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS
CONTROL THEORY
PHASE SPACE
PULSES
WAVE FUNCTIONS
WAVE PACKETS
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Summary:The ability to localize and to steer Rydberg wave packets in phase space using tailored sequences of half-cycle pulses is demonstrated. Classical phase-space portraits are used to explain the method and to illustrate the level of control that can be achieved. This is confirmed experimentally by positioning a phase-space-localized wave packet at the center of a stable island or navigating it around its periphery. This work provides a valuable starting point for further engineering of electronic wave functions.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.253003