Title :
Fulgides - dynamics of an ultrafast photoswitch
Author :
Malkmus, Stephan ; Braun, Markus ; Schulz, Christine ; Dietrich, Steffen ; Rück-Braun, Karola ; Zinth, Wolfgang
Author_Institution :
Sektion Phys., Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., Munchen, Germany
Abstract :
This paper investigates the ultrafast photoswitching dynamics of fulgides. The reaction dynamics of a representative of the fulgides exhibiting reversible ring opening and closure reaction is investigated with femtosecond time resolved spectroscopy, complemented with time resolved fluorescence measurements on the photochromic compounds in a Kerr shutter setup.
Keywords :
fluorescence; high-speed optical techniques; optical Kerr effect; optical switches; photochromism; time resolved spectra; Kerr shutter setup; closure reaction; femtosecond spectroscopy; fluorescence; fulgides; photochromic compounds; reaction dynamics; reversible ring opening; time resolved spectroscopy; ultrafast dynamics; ultrafast photoswitch; Electromagnetic wave absorption; Laser excitation; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Photochromism; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spectroscopy; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2005. EQEC '05. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8973-5
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2005.1567355
