Title :
Observation of high-frequency coherent vibrational motion with strongly chirped probe pulses
Author :
Polli, D. ; Brida, D. ; Lanzani, G. ; Cerullo, G.
Author_Institution :
Dipt. di Fis., Politec. di Milano, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
We observe time-domain coherent vibrational wavepackets at 1585-cm-1 frequency (21-fs period) using broadband probe pulses strongly chirped up to 150-fs duration. The results are explained theoretically using the Wigner representation of the chirped pulse.
Keywords :
light coherence; high-frequency coherent vibrational motion; strongly chirped probe pulses; time 150 fs; time 21 fs; time-domain coherent vibrational wavepackets; wavelength 1585 cm; Band pass filters; Chirp; Frequency; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics; (300.6240) Spectroscopy, coherent transient; (320.7150) Ultrafast spectroscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8