Enhancement of Intermediate-Field Two-Photon Absorption by Rationally-Shaped Femtosecond Pulses
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We extend the powerful frequency-domain analysis of femtosecond two-photon absorption to the intermediate-field regime, which involves both two- and four-photon transitions. Consequently, we find a broad family of shaped pulses that enhance the absorption over the transform-limited pulse. It includes any spectral phase that is anti-symmetric around half the transition frequency. The spectrum is asymmetric around it. The theoretical framework and results for Na are verified experimentally. This work opens the door for rational femtosecond coherent control in a regime of considerable absorption yields.