Title :
Towards single molecule infrared vibrational spectroscopy and dynamics
Author :
Atkin, Joanna M. ; Sass, Paul ; Allerbeck, Jonas ; Raschke, Markus B.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate ultrafast infrared vibrational free-induction decay probing in scattering-scanning near-field microscopy. We observe long-lived few picosecond vibrational coherences, far in excess of the far-field ensemble response.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; infrared spectra; near-field scanning optical microscopy; vibrational states; far-field ensemble response; infrared vibrational dynamics; picosecond vibrational coherences; scattering-scanning near-field microscopy; single molecule infrared vibrational spectroscopy; ultrafast infrared vibrational free-induction decay; Harmonic analysis; Optical amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Probes; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
