Quantum control is concerned with active manipulation of physical and chemical processes
on the atomic and molecular scale. This work presents a perspective of progress in the field …

The observation of coherent dynamics ensuing from the excitation of molecular systems by
femtosecond laser pulses is at the heart of femtochemistry. The time-dependent evolution of …

Current experimental and theoretical progress toward the goal of controlling quantum
dynamics is summarized. Two key developments have now revitalized the field. First …

Written by two of the world's leading researchers in the field, this is a systematic introduction
to the fundamental principles of coherent control, and to the underlying physics and …

The last part of the twentieth century has experienced a huge resurge of activity in the field of
coherent light–matter interaction, more so in attempting to exert control over such …

We review the progress in controlling quantum dynamical processes in the condensed
phase with femtosecond laser pulses. Due to its high particle density the condensed phase …

We experimentally investigate the lattice-induced light shift by the electric-quadrupole (E 2)
and magnetic-dipole (M 1) polarizabilities and the hyperpolarizability in Sr optical lattice …

We present a general theory of adiabatic rapid passage (ARP) with intense, linearly chirped
laser pulses. For pulses with a Gaussian profile and a fixed bandwidth, we derive a rigorous …

We present detailed experimental and theoretical results on population transfer with
frequency‐swept picosecond laser pulses. Here, we demonstrate that intense frequency …

Highly efficient and selective population transfer in NO molecules in the electronic ground
state (X 2 Π 1/2) from the vibrational level v''= 0 to the level v''= 6 is demonstrated. It shows …