The technique of stimulated Raman adiabatic passage (STIRAP), which allows efficient and
selective population transfer between quantum states without suffering loss due to …

We review the theoretical and experimental status of intense laser alignment—a field at the
interface between intense laser physics and chemical dynamics with potential applications …

The angular momentum of molecules, or, equivalently, their rotation in three-dimensional
space, is ideally suited for quantum control. Molecular angular momentum is naturally …

This is a review of some recent development in femtosecond filamentation science with
emphasis on our collective work. Previously reviewed work in the field will not be discussed …

We review the theory of intense laser alignment of molecules and present a survey of the
many recent developments in this rapidly evolving field. Starting with a qualitative discussion …

We demonstrate that molecules with a moderate permanent dipole moment can be oriented
with combined electrostatic and pulsed, nonresonant laser fields. We use OCS molecules as …

Generating field-free (non-stationary) orientation of molecules in space has been a
longstanding goal in the field of quantum control of molecular rotation, which has significant …

We report clear evidence of all-optical orientation of carbonyl sulfide molecules with an
intense nonresonant two-color laser field in the adiabatic regime. The technique relies on …

We extend the concept of alignment by short intense pulses to dissipative environments
within a density matrix formalism and illustrate the application of this method as a probe of …

We present in a self‐contained way a set of theoretical tools that allow us to analyze the
quantum dynamics of atoms or molecules driven by laser pulses and to determine pulse …