Title :
Time-resolved pump-probe experiments with 0.1 micron resolution
Author :
Kuball, M. ; Vertikov, A. ; Nurmikko, A.V. ; Maris, H.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Brown Univ., Providence, RI, USA
Abstract :
We report picosecond time-resolved pump-probe experiments using a reflection near-field scanning optical microscope. The sample was a laterally-patterned gold nanostructure. Strain-induced reflectivity changes as low as /spl Delta/R/R=10/sup -4/ could be detected in the near-field.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; gold; high-speed optical techniques; nanostructured materials; optical microscopy; piezoreflectance; time resolved spectra; time resolved spectroscopy; 0.1 micron resolution; Au; Au gratings; laterally-patterned gold nanostructure; near-field; picosecond time-resolved pump-probe experiments; reflection near-field scanning optical microscope; strain-induced reflectivity changes; Gold; Optical films; Optical microscopy; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical reflection; Probes; Pump lasers; Reflectivity; Thermal stresses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1996. LEOS 96., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3160-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1996.565183
