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Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 5508–5511 (1998)

Measurement of the Amplitude and Phase of a Sculpted Rydberg Wave Packet

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T. C. Weinacht, J. Ahn, and P. H. Bucksbaum
Physics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-1120

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Received 23 February 1998; published in the issue dated 22 June 1998

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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.

© 1998 The American Physical Society

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http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.5508
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.5508
PACS:
32.80.-t

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Erratum: T. C. Weinacht, J. Ahn, and P. H. Bucksbaum, Erratum: Measurement of the Amplitude and Phase of a Sculpted Rydberg Wave Packet [Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 5508 (1998)], Phys. Rev. Lett. 81, 3050 (1998).

 
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