Three Dimensional Orientation of Complex Molecules Excited by Two-Color Femtosecond Pulses

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2106.00299v1
• Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2021 08:09:08 GMT
• Title: Three Dimensional Orientation of Complex Molecules Excited by Two-Color Femtosecond Pulses
• Authors: Long Xu, Ilia Tutunnikov, Yehiam Prior, Ilya Sh. Averbukh
• Abstract summary: We study the excitation of asymmetric-top (including chiral) molecules by two-color femtosecond laser pulses. For chiral molecules, we show that the orientation induced by a cross-polarized two-color pulse is enantioselective along the laser propagation direction.
• Score: 4.630904588549431
• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: We study the excitation of asymmetric-top (including chiral) molecules by two-color femtosecond laser pulses. In the cases of non-chiral asymmetric-top molecules excited by an orthogonally polarized two-color pulse, we demonstrate, classically and quantum mechanically, three-dimensional orientation. For chiral molecules, we show that the orientation induced by a cross-polarized two-color pulse is enantioselective along the laser propagation direction, namely, the two enantiomers are oriented in opposite directions. On the short time scale, the classical and quantum simulations give results that are in excellent agreement, whereas on the longer time scale, the enantioselective orientation exhibits quantum beats. These observations are qualitatively explained by analyzing the interaction potential between the two-color pulse and molecular (hyper-)polarizability. The prospects for utilizing the long-lasting orientation for measuring and using the enantioselective orientation for separating the individual enantiomers are discussed.

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