Ultrafast Science, Volume. 4, Issue 1, 0051(2024)
Multiple-Photon Resonance Enabled Quantum Interference in Emission Spectroscopy of N2+
Quantum interference occurs frequently in the interaction of laser radiation with materials, leading to a series of fascinating effects such as lasing without inversion, electromagnetically induced transparency, Fano resonance, etc. Such quantum interference effects are mostly enabled by single-photon resonance with transitions in the matter, regardless of how many optical frequencies are involved. Here, we report on quantum interference driven by multiple photons in the emission spectroscopy of nitrogen ions that are resonantly pumped by ultrafast infrared laser pulses. In the spectral domain, Fano resonance is observed in the emission spectrum, where a laser-assisted dynamic Stark effect creates the continuum. In the time domain, the fast-evolving emission is measured, revealing the nature of free-induction decay arising from quantum radiation and molecular cooperativity. These findings clarify the mechanism of coherent emission of nitrogen ions pumped with mid-infrared pump laser and are found to be universal. The present work opens a route to explore the important role of quantum interference during the interaction of intense laser pulses with materials near multiple photon resonance.
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Xiang Zhang, Qi Lu, YaLei Zhu, Jing Zhao, Rostyslav Danylo, Liang Xu, Mingwei Lei, Hongbing Jiang, Chengyin Wu, Zhedong Zhang, Aurélien Houard, Vladimir Tikhonchuk, André Mysyrowicz, Qihuang Gong, Songlin Zhuang, Zengxiu Zhao, Yi Liu. Multiple-Photon Resonance Enabled Quantum Interference in Emission Spectroscopy of N2+[J]. Ultrafast Science, 2024, 4(1): 0051
Category: Research Articles
Received: Aug. 31, 2023
Accepted: Nov. 7, 2023
Published Online: May. 21, 2024
The Author Email: Zhao Jing (jzhao@nudt.edu.cn), Liu Yi (yi.liu@usst.edu.cn)