Nonlinear spectroscopy in the single optical cycle regime

Author

Pshenichnikov, M.S. ; Baltuska, A. ; Wiersma, D.A.

Author_Institution

Ultrafast Laser & Spectrosc. Lab., Groningen Univ., Netherlands

fYear

2000

fDate

7-12 May 2000

Firstpage

57

Lastpage

58

Abstract

Summary form only given.In this contribution we present a theoretical analysis in which the frequency- and time-domain formalism of ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy is thoroughly reexamined. The complete expressions valid even for single-cycle-pulse applications are derived for the nonlinear signal in the frequency and time domains. We also assert that the influence of geometrical delay smearing does not introduce a significant distortion of the observed traces provided that the geometry is carefully optimized. The derived formalism is applied to photon-echo spectroscopy on the hydrated electron with 5-fs pulses.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; photon echo; solvated electrons; 5 fs; frequency domain analysis; geometrical delay smearing; hydrated electron; photon echo; single optical cycle; time domain analysis; ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy; Delay; Electrons; Frequency; Geometry; Nonlinear distortion; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Spectroscopy; Time domain analysis; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-634-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.2000.906721

Filename

906721