Controlling quantum interference between virtual and dipole two-photon optical excitation pathways using phase-shaped laser pulses

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2103.09912v2
• Date: Tue, 10 Aug 2021 01:49:15 GMT
• Title: Controlling quantum interference between virtual and dipole two-photon optical excitation pathways using phase-shaped laser pulses
• Authors: Jurick Lahiri, Stephen H. Yuwono, Ilias Magoulas, Mehdi Moemeni, Babak Borhan, G. J. Blanchard, Piotr Piecuch, Marcos Dantus
• Abstract summary: We control the quantum interference between two optical excitation pathways by using phase-shaped femtosecond laser pulses. We find enhancements by a factor of up to 1.75 in the two-photon-excited fluorescence of the photobase FR0-SB in methanol. The observed quantum control of TPE in condensed phase may lead to enhanced signal at a lower intensity in two-photon microscopy, multiphoton-excited photoreagents, and novel spectroscopic techniques.
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• Abstract: Two-photon excitation (TPE) proceeds via a "virtual" pathway, which depends on the accessibility of one or more intermediate states, and, in the case of non-centrosymmetric molecules, an additional "dipole" pathway involving the off-resonance dipole-allowed one-photon transitions and the change in the permanent dipole moment between the initial and final states. Here, we control the quantum interference between these two optical excitation pathways by using phase-shaped femtosecond laser pulses. We find enhancements by a factor of up to 1.75 in the two-photon-excited fluorescence of the photobase FR0-SB in methanol after taking into account the longer pulse duration of the shaped laser pulses. Simulations taking into account the different responses of the virtual and dipole pathways to external fields and the effect of pulse shaping on two-photon transitions are found to be in good agreement with our experimental measurements. The observed quantum control of TPE in condensed phase may lead to enhanced signal at a lower intensity in two-photon microscopy, multiphoton-excited photoreagents, and novel spectroscopic techniques that are sensitive to the magnitude of the contributions from the virtual and dipole pathways to multiphoton excitations.

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