Enantio-conversion of chiral mixtures via optical pumping
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2008.09810v2
- Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2021 01:15:51 GMT
- Title: Enantio-conversion of chiral mixtures via optical pumping
- Authors: Chong Ye, Bo Liu, Yu-Yuan Chen, Yong Li
- Abstract summary: We numerically show that highly efficient enantio-conversion can be achieved.
Our method works in the appearance of decoherences and without the precise control of pulse-durations (pulse-areas) and/or pulse-shapes.
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- Abstract: Enantio-conversion with the help of electromagnetic fields is an essential
issue due to the chirality-dependence of many chemical, biological, and
pharmaceutical processes. Here, we propose a method for this issue based on a
five-level double-$\Delta$ model of chiral molecules. By utilizing the breaking
of left-right symmetry in the two $\Delta$-type sub-structures, we can
establish the chiral-state-selective excitation with one chiral ground state
being excited to an achiral excited state and the other one being undisturbed.
In the meanwhile, the achiral excited state will relax to the two chiral ground
states. The two effects simultaneously acting on the chiral mixtures can
convert molecules of different chiralities to the ones of the same chirality,
i.e., the enantio-conversion via optical pumping. With typical parameters in
gas-phase experiments, we numerically show that highly efficient
enantio-conversion can be achieved. Our method works in the appearance of
decoherences and without the precise control of pulse-durations (pulse-areas)
and/or pulse-shapes. These advantages offer it promising features in promoting
the future exploring of enantio-conversion.
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