Robustness of coherent control with light induced potentials

Intense pulses of light can be used to guide a molecular system into particular molecular states even when the Franck-Condon overlap is very small. The process of APLIP (Adiabatic Passage by Light Induced Potentials) is an example where light induced potentials effect the change of electronic state whilst maintaining the vibrational state. In this paper we look at the robustness of APLIP to some of its controlling parameters.