Multidimensional femtosecond time-resolved vibrational coherence spectroscopy allows
one to investigate the evolution of vibrational coherence in electronic excited states …

This review outlines advances that have been made in recent years (2005–2007) in the
study of ultrafast dynamics occurring in physical, chemical and biological research fields by …

Light-driven molecular motors convert light into mechanical energy through excited-state
reactions. Unidirectional rotary molecular motors based on chiral overcrowded alkenes …

Adaptive femtosecond pulse shaping in an evolutionary learning loop is applied to a
bioinspired dyad molecule that closely mimics the early-time photophysics of the light …

We propose and experimentally demonstrate the method of population transfer by piecewise
adiabatic passage between two quantum states. Coherent excitation of a two-level system …

Femtosecond laser pulses tailored with closed-loop, optimal control feedback were used to
excite oscillations in C 60 with large amplitude by coherent heating of nuclear motion. A …

Two-dimensional Fourier transform spectroscopy is a promising technique to study ultrafast
molecular dynamics. Similar to transient absorption spectroscopy, a more complete picture …

Time-Resolved Serial Femtosecond Crystallography (TR-SFX) conducted at X-ray Free
Electron Lasers (XFELs) has become a powerful tool for capturing macromolecular structural …

Widely varying logic gates invented over a century are all finite. As data deluge problem
looms large on the information processing and communication industry, the thrust to explore …

Coherent control protocols provide a direct experimental determination of the relative
importance of quantum interference or phase relationships of coupled states along a …