Quantum Chessboards in the Deuterium Molecular Ion
  We present a new algorithm for vibrational control in deuterium molecules that is feasible with current experimental technology. A pump mechanism is used to create a coherent superposition of the D2+ vibrations. A short, intense infrared control pulse is applied after a chosen delay time to create selective interferences. A `chessboard' pattern of states can be realized in which a set of even- or odd-numbered vibrational states can be selectively annihilated or enhanced. A technique is proposed for experimental realization and observation of this effect using 5 fs pulses of 790 nm radiation, with intermediate intensity (5e13 W/cm2) 
C. R. Calvert (1), T. Birkeland (1,2), R. B. King (1), I. D. Williams   (1), J. F. McCann (1) ((1) School of Mathematics and...