Measurement of the Amplitude and Phase of a Sculpted Rydberg Wave Packet
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- 22 June 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 80 (25) , 5508-5511
Abstract
We have completely determined the amplitude and phase of a quantum wave packet. The wave packet was shaped using a programmable optical pulse. Phase information comes from analysis of covariant fluctuations due to interference between the wave packet and a well-characterized reference.Keywords
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