Femtosecond pump-probe spectral interferometry with high spatial resolution using the solid immersion lens

Author

Otsuka, K. ; Suzuki, S. ; Tanabe, T. ; Fujii, Y. ; Kannari, F.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

2001

fDate

15-19 July 2001

Abstract

Dynamic changes in spatially localized optical absorption and refractive index of vanadyl phthalocyanine thin films were measured by femtosecond Fourier transform spectral interferometry. A solid immersion lens was used to improve the spatial resolution down to 840 nm.

Keywords

Fourier transform spectroscopy; high-speed optical techniques; lenses; light interferometry; optical films; optical pumping; optical resolving power; organic compounds; reflectivity; refractive index measurement; time resolved spectra; time resolved spectroscopy; 840 nm; dynamic changes; femtosecond Fourier transform spectral interferometry; femtosecond pump-probe spectral interferometry; high spatial resolution; refractive index; solid immersion lens; spatially localized optical absorption; vanadyl phthalocyanine thin films; Absorption; Lenses; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Solids; Spatial resolution; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on

Conference_Location

Chiba, Japan

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6738-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970865

Filename

970865