Measurement of the amplitude and phase of a sculpted Rydberg wave packet

被引：169

作者：

Weinacht, TC ^{[1
]}

Ahn, J ^{[1
]}

Bucksbaum, PH ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Michigan, Dept Phys, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1998年 / 80卷 / 25期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.5508

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

We have completely determined the amplitude and phase of a quantum wave packet. The wave packet was shaped using a programmable optical pulse. Phase information comes from analysis of covariant fluctuations due to interference between the wave packet and a well-characterized reference.

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页码：5508 / 5511

页数：4

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