Programmable wave-function engineering is Cs Rydberg states

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Reference P.H. Bucksbaum, D.W. Schumacher, D. Pinkos, J.H. Hoogenraad, J.L. Krause and K.R. Wilson: Programmable wave-function engineering is Cs Rydberg states In: Ultrafast Phenomena IX : Proceedings of the 9th International Conference, Dana Point, CA, May 2-6,1994 /ed. P.F. Barbara, W.H. Knox, G.A. Mourou and A.H. Zewail, Cham: Springer, 1994. - pp. 260-262

We use amplified programmable shaped optical pulses to engineer Rydberg wavefunctions. The method employs a computer-controlled liquid crystal pulse shaper. The wavefunctions, which are nonstationary states, are monitored by observing temporal interference via the optical Ramsey method.