Shaping the laser control landscape of a hydrogen transfer reaction by vibrational strong coupling. A direct optimal control approach.

Autor: Ramos Ramos, A. R., Fischer, E. W., Saalfrank, P., Kühn, O.
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Zdroj: Journal of Chemical Physics; 2/21/2024, Vol. 160 Issue 7, p1-9, 9p
Abstrakt: Controlling molecular reactivity by shaped laser pulses is a long-standing goal in chemistry. Here, we suggest a direct optimal control approach that combines external pulse optimization with other control parameters arising in the upcoming field of vibro-polaritonic chemistry for enhanced controllability. The direct optimal control approach is characterized by a simultaneous simulation and optimization paradigm, meaning that the equations of motion are discretized and converted into a set of holonomic constraints for a nonlinear optimization problem given by the control functional. Compared with indirect optimal control, this procedure offers great flexibility, such as final time or Hamiltonian parameter optimization. A simultaneous direct optimal control theory will be applied to a model system describing H-atom transfer in a lossy Fabry–Pérot cavity under vibrational strong coupling conditions. Specifically, optimization of the cavity coupling strength and, thus, of the control landscape will be demonstrated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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