Coherent control and coherence spectroscopies in complex systems

• Applicant: Professorin Dr. Leticia González
• Subject Area: Theoretical Chemistry: Electronic Structure, Dynamics, Simulation
• Term: from 2006 to 2011
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 29140657

One goal of the proposed research is to explore the possibility of using coherent control tools to gain insight into the structure, dynamics and function of complex molecular Systems, including large biological molecules and molecules coupled to a dissipative environment. A second, related, goal is to explore the controllability by coherent light of complex Systems subject to dissipation. A third goal is to develop a realistic model of the light-controlled dynamics of a number of specific Systems of current experimental and either biological or technological interest. To achieve the above outlined goals we propose a combination of electronic structure calculations (Berlin) with molecular dynamics simulations and a recently developed theory of optimal control in dissipative environments (Evanston). In the long term is expected to utilize the methods and specific System details to be developed through the research outlined here to numerically design functional molecular devices based on bio-mimicking.

• DFG Programme: Research Grants
• International Connection: USA
• Participating Person: Professorin Dr. Tamar Seideman