Transportation of Alignment in Few-body Dipole Arrays

Trapped molecular dipoles have become a popular field of study due to applications to fundamental quantum mechanics and quantum computing. When a molecule is hit with a fast laser pulse, the molecule aligns with the laser field. This excitation is then transferred to nearby molecules due to dipole-dipole interactions. The nature of this excitation transfer is explored in detail in systems involving two, three and four dipoles. The effects of different parameters and the influence of individual rotational states on excitation transfer are discussed. These details will not only allow for a better understanding of the underlying quantum mechanics but could also help to simplify calculations involving a large number of molecules.