  APLIP is a method for using a STIRAP-like three-state configuration with two
laser pulses for continuous extension of a molecular bond, introduced in 1998.
It is based on time-dependent light-induced potential surfaces (LIP). In VibLIP
one extends the idea into a method for tailoring the vibrational state while
changing the electronic state, introduced in 2000. Here I discuss the extension
of both methods to situations that involve more than three electronic states,
and note the possibility of using the method on adiabatic transport of atoms
between microtraps or equivalent structures.
