Title :
Femtosecond time-resolved imaging interferometry: A technique to investigate ultrafast phenomena in solids
Author :
Temnov, Vasily V. ; Sokolowski-Tinten, K. ; Zhou, P. ; von der Linde, D.
Author_Institution :
Experimentelle Physik IIb, Universitÿt Dortmund, Otto-Hahn Str. 4, 44221, Germany
Abstract :
Capabilities of time-resolved interferometry to study ultrafast phenomena in solids are explored by measuring nanometer-scale transient deformations on laser-excited surfaces and ultrafast evolution of small refractive index changes in the bulk of dielectrics.
Keywords :
Laser excitation; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Probes; Pump lasers; Solids; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431092
