Laser pulse control of exciton dynamics in the FMO complex: Polarization shaping versus effects of structural and energetic disorder

Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A: Chemistry

Volumn 180, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 322-327

  Brüggemann, Ben ^a   Pullerits, Tõnu ^a   May, Volkhard ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Exciton; Exciton control; FMO; Optimal control; Photosynthetic antenna system; Polarization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646936896     PISSN: 10106030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2006.02.026     Document Type: Article

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