Quantum control by stimulated Raman scattering

In a model system, i.e. the K-2 dimer molecule, a vibrationally excited wav e packet around a prechosen target state in the electronic ground state is generated by an ultrafast resonant stimulated Raman process. By choosing th e pump and dump wavelengths along the difference potential between the exci ted electronic \B]-state and the electronic ground state \X] and optimizing the delay time between the pump and dump processes, one can increase consi derably the efficiency of the population transfer of this quantum control e xperiment. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.