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Observation and manipulation of quantum interferences in ladder climbing

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Ultrafast Phenomena XIV

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Two-photon excitation of a quantum ladder system by a chirped pulse leads to strong interferences in the excited state population. The interest of such scheme in the project of the artificial star is discussed.

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Chatel, B., Degert, J., Stock, S., Girard, B. (2005). Observation and manipulation of quantum interferences in ladder climbing. In: Kobayashi, T., Okada, T., Kobayashi, T., Nelson, K.A., De Silvestri, S. (eds) Ultrafast Phenomena XIV. Springer Series in Chemical Physics, vol 79. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-27213-5_262

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