In a time-dependent dressed-state calculation we have studied the time development of (1+1)-photon

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The voltage sensor domain (VSD) of the potassium ion channel KvAP is comprised of four (S1-S4) α-helix proteins, which are encompassed by several charged residues. Apart from these charges, each peptide α-helix having two inherent equal and opposite terminal dipolar charges behave like a macrodipole. The activity of voltage gated ion channel is electrostatic, where all the charges (charged residues and dipolar terminal charges) interact with each other and with the transmembrane potential. There are evidences that the role of the charged residues dominate the stabilization of the conformation and the gating process of the ion channel, but the role of the terminal dipolar charges are never considered in such analysis. Here, using electrostatic theory, we have studied the role of the dipolar terminal charges in aggregation of the S3b-S4 helix pair of KvAP in the absence of any external field (V=0). A system attains stability, when its potential energy reaches minimum values. We have shown that the presence of terminal dipole charges (1) change the total potential energy of the charges on S3b-S4, affecting the stabilization of the α-helix pair within the bilayer lipid membrane and (2) the C- and the N-termini of the α-helices favor a different dielectric medium for enhanced stability. Thus, the dipolar terminal charges play a significant role in the aggregation of the two neighboring α-helices.

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We have shown that the amplification without population inversion (AWOPI) from the first excited autoionizing (AI) state of the lL;g symmetry of the H 2 molecules can be obtained when the lowest AI state of the lL;g symmetry is pumped incoherently. We have considered a resonant two-photon transition scheme from the ground X1L;g(v O,j 1) state to the ionization continuum embracing the two AI states (the lowest and the first excited autoionizing states) of the 1 L;g symmetry via the resonant intermediate B 1 L;u (v 4, j 2) level. The effect of two-photon nearresonant autoionizing channels via the near-resonant rovibrationallevels of the B 1 L;u state has also been considered. We have found that the gain can be obtained in different spectral regions corresponding to the resonances with the lowest and first excited AI states from the intermediate levels of the B 1 L;u state. The inherent coherence between two AI states due to the configuration interaction coupling via the common continuum has been found to have a significant effect on the amplification process, which occurs around all the resonance frequencies connecting this AI state with the intermediate levels. This gain can be significantly modified by increasing the coupling strength of this excited AI state with the continuum. Moreover, the gain from the excited AI state remains unaffected by the damping caused by incoherent pumping to the lowest AI state. It has also been shown that the persistence of inversionless gain from the excited AI state is shorter than that from the lowest AI state. The presence of close-lying near-resonant rovibrationallevels leads to the increase in gain around the resonances with two AI states from the B1L;u (v 4,j 2) level. The advantages of this type of scheme are; i) AWOPI can be obtained from an excited AI state although it has not been pumped and Ii) the amplification obtained from the excited AI state is almost unaffected by the distortion caused by incoherent pumping to the lower AI state.PACS 42.55.Ah -General laser theory. PACS 42.50.Hz -Strong-field excitation of optical transitions in quantum systems; multiphoton processes; dynamic Stark shift.