Title :
A nearly dispersion-free Kerr shutter for femtosecond fluorescence spectroscopy
Author :
Schmidt, B. ; Laimgruber, S. ; Gilch, P.
Author_Institution :
Sekt. Phys., Ludwig-Maximilians-Univ., Munchen, Germany
Abstract :
Fluorescence spectroscopy in the femtosecond regime has been dominated by up-conversion techniques. Now, however, set-ups based on the optical Kerr effect are competitive in time resolution and offer the advantage of a simultaneous acquisition of complete spectra. Here, a novel design for a Kerr based fluorescence spectrometer is presented featuring high optical throughput and minimal dispersion which results in short acquisition times.
Keywords :
fluorescence; high-speed optical techniques; optical Kerr effect; optical design techniques; optical elements; optical frequency conversion; time resolved spectra; visible spectra; visible spectrometers; dispersion-free Kerr shutter; femtosecond spectroscopy; fluorescence spectrometer; fluorescence spectroscopy; optical Kerr effect; up-conversion techniques; Delay effects; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Optical films; Optical pulse generation; Silicon compounds; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314034