Phase evolution of superposition target states in adiabatic population transfer

2025/11/19 by Morhayim, Eli, Ziemba, Michael T., Lim, J. +1
Physics and Astronomy · #Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications #Quantum Physics (quant-ph) #Quantum optics and atomic interactions #Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2511.21720

openalex publication_date 2025/11/19 · openalex created_date 2025/12/03 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

We consider stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP) when the final state is a superposition of two non-degenerate states. The system consists of four states coupled by two light fields. We find the relative phase of the final superposition depends on relative amplitude, width and timing of the adiabatic transfer pulses. We discuss these results in the context of experiments measuring symmetry violation in atomic and molecular systems.

Citations

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