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Zheng Y, Rojas-Gatjens E, Lee M, Reichmanis E, Silva-Acuña C. Unveiling Multiquantum Excitonic Correlations in Push-Pull Polymer Semiconductors. J Phys Chem Lett 2024; 15:3705-3712. [PMID: 38546242 PMCID: PMC11017317 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c00065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Bound and unbound Frenkel-exciton pairs are essential transient precursors for a variety of photophysical and biochemical processes. In this work, we identify bound and unbound Frenkel-exciton complexes in an electron push-pull polymer semiconductor using coherent two-dimensional spectroscopy. We find that the dominant A0-1 peak of the absorption vibronic progression is accompanied by a subpeak, each dressed by distinct vibrational modes. By considering the Liouville pathways within a two-exciton model, the imbalanced cross-peaks in one-quantum rephasing and nonrephasing spectra can be accounted for by the presence of pure biexcitons. The two-quantum nonrephasing spectra provide direct evidence for unbound exciton pairs and biexcitons with dominantly attractive force. In addition, the spectral features of unbound exciton pairs show mixed absorptive and dispersive character, implying many-body interactions within the correlated Frenkel-exciton pairs. Our work offers novel perspectives on the Frenkel-exciton complexes in semiconductor polymers.
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- Yulong Zheng
- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
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- Department
of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, 124 E. Morton Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- Department
of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Lehigh University, 124 E. Morton Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18015, United States
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- School
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute
of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States
- Institut
Courtois & Département de physique, Université de Montréal, 1375 Avenue Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux, Montréal, Québec H2V 0B3, Canada
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Yang L, Iyer RR, Sorrells JE, Renteria CA, Boppart SA. Temporally optimized and spectrally shaped hyperspectral coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering microscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 32:11474-11490. [PMID: 38570994 PMCID: PMC11021045 DOI: 10.1364/oe.517417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy offers label-free chemical contrasts based on molecular vibrations. Hyperspectral CARS (HS-CARS) microscopy enables comprehensive microscale chemical characterization of biological samples. Various HS-CARS methods have been developed with individual advantages and disadvantages. We present what we believe to be a new temporally optimized and spectrally shaped (TOSS) HS-CARS method to overcome the limitations of existing techniques by providing precise control of the spatial and temporal profiles of the excitation beams for efficient and accurate measurements. This method uniquely uses Fourier transform pulse shaping based on a two-dimensional spatial light modulator to control the phase and amplitude of the excitation beams. TOSS-HS-CARS achieves fast, stable, and flexible acquisition, minimizes photodamage, and is highly adaptable to a multimodal multiphoton imaging system.
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- Lingxiao Yang
- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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- Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- NIH/NIBIB Center for Label-free Imaging and Multiscale Biophotonics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Cancer Center at Illinois, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
- Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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Ou S, Yu Z, Guo L, Zhang Q, Zhang N, Liu H, Shum PP. GHz-repetition-rate fundamentally mode-locked, isolator-free ring cavity Yb-doped fiber lasers with SESAM mode-locking. OPTICS EXPRESS 2022; 30:43543-43550. [PMID: 36523050 DOI: 10.1364/oe.471813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A novel fundamentally mode-locked, GHz-repetition-rate ring cavity Yb-doped femtosecond fiber laser is demonstrated, which utilizes polarization-maintaining gain fiber and is enable by SESAM mode-locking. Thanks to the isolator-free structure, the ring cavity laser is operated bidirectionally and the two polarization-multiplexed output pulse trains are demonstrated synchronous. As a result, tunable waveforms one of which is with reduced pedestal and shorter pulse width in comparison with each individual, are generated by combination of the two orthogonal-polarized output pulses. Furthermore, a similar ring cavity structure that generates GHz picosecond pulses is demonstrated. We believe such high-repetition-rate polarization-multiplexed mode-locked fiber lasers could find further uses in various applications in need of gigahertz repetition rate and tunable waveforms.
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Considerations in upconversion: A practical guide to sum-frequency generation spectrometer design and implementation. Biointerphases 2022; 17:021201. [PMID: 35473296 DOI: 10.1116/6.0001817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In this tutorial review, we discuss how the choice of upconversion pulse shape in broadband vibrational sum-frequency generation (SFG) spectrometer design impacts the chemical or physical insights one can obtain from a set of measurements. A time-domain picture of a vibrational coherence being mapped by a second optical field is described and the implications of how this mapping, or upconversion process, takes place are given in the context of several popular and emerging approaches found in the literature. Emphasis is placed on broadband frequency-domain measurements, where the choice of upconversion pulse enhances or limits the information contained in the SFG spectrum. We conclude with an outline for a flexible approach to SFG upconversion using pulse-shaping methods and a simple guide to design and optimize the associated instrumentation.
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Linden J, Cohen S, Berg Y, Peled I, Kotler Z, Zalevsky Z. High-speed temporal and spatial beam-shaping combining active and passive elements. OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 29:31229-31239. [PMID: 34615220 DOI: 10.1364/oe.434772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Temporal and spatial shaping of laser beams is common in laser micromachining applications to improve quality and throughput. However, dynamic beam shaping (DBS) of ultrashort, high-power pulses at rates of hundreds of kHz has been challenging. Achieving this allows for full synchronization of the beam shape with high repetition rates, high-power lasers with zero delay time. Such speeds must manipulate the beam shape at a rate that matches the nanosecond to microsecond process dynamics present in laser ablation. In this work, we present a novel design capable of alternating spatial and temporal beam shapes at repetition rates up to 330 kHz for conventional spatial profiles and temporal shaping at nanosecond timescales. Our method utilizes a unique multi-aperture diffractive optical element combined with two acousto-optical deflectors. These high damage threshold elements allow the proposed method to be easily adapted for high power ultrashort lasers at various wavelengths. Moreover, due to the combination of the elements mentioned, no realignment or mechanical movements are required, allowing for high consistency of quality for high throughput applications.
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Ye X, Ni F, Li H, Liu H, Zheng Y, Chen X. High-speed programmable lithium niobate thin film spatial light modulator. OPTICS LETTERS 2021; 46:1037-1040. [PMID: 33649651 DOI: 10.1364/ol.419623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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High-speed spatial modulation of light is the key technology in various applications, such as optical communications, imaging through scattering media, video projection, pulse shaping, and beam steering, in which spatial light modulators (SLMs) are the underpinning devices. Conventional SLMs, such as liquid crystal (LC), digital micromirror device (DMD), and micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) ones, operate at a typical speed on the order of several kilohertz as limited by the slow response of the pixels. Achieving high-speed spatial modulation is still challenging and highly desired. Here, we demonstrate a one-dimensional (1D) high-speed programmable spatial light modulator based on the electro-optic effect in lithium niobate thin film, which achieves a low driving voltage of 10 V and an overall high-speed modulation speed of 5 MHz. Furthermore, we transfer an image by using parallel data transmission based on the proposed lithium niobate SLM as a proof-of-principle demonstration. Our device exhibits improved performance over traditional SLMs and opens new avenues for future high-speed and real-time applications, such as light detection and ranging (LiDAR), pulse shaping, and beam steering.
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Da Browski M, Dai Y, Petek H. Ultrafast Photoemission Electron Microscopy: Imaging Plasmons in Space and Time. Chem Rev 2020; 120:6247-6287. [PMID: 32530607 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Plasmonics is a rapidly growing field spanning research and applications across chemistry, physics, optics, energy harvesting, and medicine. Ultrafast photoemission electron microscopy (PEEM) has demonstrated unprecedented power in the characterization of surface plasmons and other electronic excitations, as it uniquely combines the requisite spatial and temporal resolution, making it ideally suited for 3D space and time coherent imaging of the dynamical plasmonic phenomena on the nanofemto scale. The ability to visualize plasmonic fields evolving at the local speed of light on subwavelength scale with optical phase resolution illuminates old phenomena and opens new directions for growth of plasmonics research. In this review, we guide the reader thorough experimental description of PEEM as a characterization tool for both surface plasmon polaritons and localized plasmons and summarize the exciting progress it has opened by the ultrafast imaging of plasmonic phenomena on the nanofemto scale.
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- Maciej Da Browski
- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States.,Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 4QL, U.K
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy and Pittsburgh Quantum Institute, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260, United States
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Glerean F, Jarc G, Marciniak A, Giusti F, Sparapassi G, Montanaro A, Rigoni EM, Tollerud JO, Fausti D. Time-resolved multimode heterodyne detection for dissecting coherent states of matter. OPTICS LETTERS 2020; 45:3498-3501. [PMID: 32630881 DOI: 10.1364/ol.394661] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Unveiling and controlling the time evolution of the momentum and position of low energy excitations such as phonons, magnons, and electronic excitation is the key to attain coherently driven new functionalities of materials. Here we report the implementation of femtosecond time- and frequency-resolved multimode heterodyne detection and show that it allows for independent measurement of the time evolution of the position and momentum of the atoms in coherent vibrational states in α-quartz. The time dependence of the probe field quadratures reveals that their amplitude is maximally changed when the atoms have maximum momentum, while their phase encodes a different information and evolves proportionally to the instantaneous atomic positon. We stress that this methodology, providing the mean to map both momentum and position in one optical observable, may be of relevance for both quantum information technologies and time-domain studies on complex materials.
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La Volpe L, De S, Kouadou T, Horoshko D, Kolobov MI, Fabre C, Parigi V, Treps N. Multimode single-pass spatio-temporal squeezing. OPTICS EXPRESS 2020; 28:12385-12394. [PMID: 32403736 DOI: 10.1364/oe.386528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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We present a single-pass source of broadband multimode squeezed light with potential application in quantum information and quantum metrology. The source is based on a type I parametric down-conversion (PDC) process inside a bulk nonlinear crystal in a non-collinear configuration. The generated squeezed light exhibits a spatio-temporal multimode behavior that is probed using a homodyne measurement with a local oscillator shaped both spatially and temporally. Finally we follow a covariance matrix based approach to reveal the distribution of the squeezing among several independent temporal and spatial modes. This unambiguously validates the multimode feature of our source.
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Wittenbecher L, Zigmantas D. Correction of Fabry-Pérot interference effects in phase and amplitude pulse shapers based on liquid crystal spatial light modulators. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:22970-22982. [PMID: 31510581 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.022970] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Broadband femtosecond laser pulses manipulated by pulse shapers based on a liquid crystal spatial light modulator (LC-SLM) inevitably experience periodic spectral distortions due to Fabry-Perot interference effects within the LC-SLM. We present a method, applicable to phase and amplitude pulse shapers based on dual LC-SLMs, that enables the calibration and suppression of the undesired spectral intensity modulations in a non-iterative fashion. We demonstrate that the method considerably improves the amplitude shaping fidelity of phase and amplitude pulse shapers without compromising the phase shaping properties.
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Chowdhury AU, Watson BR, Ma YZ, Sacci RL, Lutterman DA, Calhoun TR, Doughty B. A new approach to vibrational sum frequency generation spectroscopy using near infrared pulse shaping. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2019; 90:033106. [PMID: 30927821 PMCID: PMC7043859 DOI: 10.1063/1.5084971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We have developed a multipurpose vibrational sum frequency generation (vSFG) spectrometer that is uniquely capable of probing a broad range of chemical species, each requiring different experimental conditions, without optical realignment. Here, we take advantage of arbitrary near infrared (NIR) waveform generation using a 4f-pulse shaper equipped with a 2D spatial light modulator (SLM) to tailor upconversion pulses to meet sample dependent experimental requirements. This report details the experimental layout, details of the SLM calibration and implementation, and the intrinsic benefits/limitations of this new approach to vSFG spectroscopy. We have demonstrated the competency of this spectrometer by achieving an ∼3-fold increase in spectral resolution compared to conventional spectrometers by probing the model dimethyl sulfoxide/air interface. We also show the ability to suppress nonresonant background contributions from electrode interfaces using time delayed asymmetric waveforms that are generated by the NIR pulse shaper. It is expected that this advancement in instrumentation will broaden the types of samples researchers can readily study using nonlinear surface specific spectroscopies.
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- Azhad U. Chowdhury
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: and
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA
- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed: and
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Pupeikis J, Bigler N, Hrisafov S, Phillips CR, Keller U. Programmable pulse shaping for time-gated amplifiers. OPTICS EXPRESS 2019; 27:175-184. [PMID: 30645365 DOI: 10.1364/oe.27.000175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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We experimentally demonstrate a novel use of a spatial light modulator (SLM) for shaping ultrashort pulses in time-gated amplification systems. We show that spectral aberrations because of the device's pixelated nature can be avoided by introducing a group delay offset to the pulse via the SLM, followed by a time-gated amplification. Because of phase wrapping, a large delay offset yields a nearly-periodic grating-like phase function (or a phase grating). We show that, in this regime, the phase grating periocidity defines the group delay spectrum applied to the pulse, while the grating's amplitude defines the fraction of light that is delayed. We therefore demonstrate that a one-dimensional (1D) SLM pixel array is sufficient to control both the spectral amplitude and the phase of the amplified pulses.
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Büchau F, Patas A, Yang Y, Lindinger A, Heyne K. A stage-scanning two-photon microscope equipped with a temporal and a spatial pulse shaper: Enhance fluorescence signal by phase shaping. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2018; 89:123701. [PMID: 30599602 DOI: 10.1063/1.5025792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/12/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Here, we present a stage-scanning two-photon microscope (2PM) equipped with a temporal pulse shaper and a spatial light modulator enabling full control over spectral and spatial phases of the exciting laser pulse. We demonstrate the capability of correcting wavefronts and temporal pulse distortions without cross-dependencies induced by optical elements at the same time enhancing the fluorescence signal. We implemented phase resolved interferometric spectral modulation for temporal pulse shaping and the iterative feedback adaptive compensation technique for spatial pulse modulation as iterative techniques. Sample distortions were simulated by cover glass plates in the optical path and by chirping the exciting laser pulses. Optimization of the spectral and spatial phases results in a signal increase of 30% and nearly complete recovery of the losses. Applying a measured spatial compensation phase within a real leaf sample shows the enhancement in contrast due to wavefront shaping with local fluorescence increase up to 75%. The setup allows full independent control over spatial and spectral phases keeping or improving the spatial resolution of our microscope and provides the optimal tool for sensitive non-linear and coherent control microscopy.
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- Frederik Büchau
- Department of Physics, Free University of Berlin, Arnimallee 14, D-14159 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Free University of Berlin, Arnimallee 14, D-14159 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Free University of Berlin, Arnimallee 14, D-14159 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Free University of Berlin, Arnimallee 14, D-14159 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Free University of Berlin, Arnimallee 14, D-14159 Berlin, Germany
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Chowdhury AU, Liu F, Watson BR, Ashkar R, Katsaras J, Collier CP, Lutterman DA, Ma YZ, Calhoun TR, Doughty B. Flexible approach to vibrational sum-frequency generation using shaped near-infrared light. OPTICS LETTERS 2018; 43:2038-2041. [PMID: 29714740 PMCID: PMC6343496 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.002038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We describe a new approach that expands the utility of vibrational sum-frequency generation (vSFG) spectroscopy using shaped near-infrared (NIR) laser pulses. We demonstrate that arbitrary pulse shapes can be specified to match experimental requirements without the need for changes to the optical alignment. In this way, narrowband NIR pulses as long as 5.75 ps are readily generated, with a spectral resolution of about 2.5 cm-1, an improvement of approximately a factor of 3 compared to a typical vSFG system. Moreover, the utility of having complete control over the NIR pulse characteristics is demonstrated through nonresonant background suppression from a metallic substrate by generating an etalon waveform in the pulse shaper. The flexibility afforded by switching between arbitrary NIR waveforms at the sample position with the same instrument geometry expands the type of samples that can be studied without extensive modifications to existing apparatuses or large investments in specialty optics.
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- Azhad U. Chowdhury
- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996
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- Department of Physics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061
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- Large Scale Structures Group, Neutron Sciences Directorate and Shull Wollan Center: A Joint Institute for Neutron Science, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
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- Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831
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Higgins K, Calhoun TR. Compressed supercontinuum probe for transient absorption microscopy. OPTICS LETTERS 2018; 43:1750-1753. [PMID: 29652356 PMCID: PMC6342203 DOI: 10.1364/ol.43.001750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Here, we combine three optical advancements to transient absorption microscopy in order to access the photodynamics in systems requiring stringent spatial and temporal resolution criteria. First, a broadband visible probe is generated by a commercial photonic crystal fiber. Second, a spatial light modulator-based pulse shaper is incorporated to reduce the pulse dispersion and improve temporal resolution. Third, 1.4 numerical aperture objectives for excitation and light collection provide optimal spatial resolution. The result of these improvements is a probe beam that spans 115 nm across the visible region yet maintains a ∼100 fs instrument response at the sample position. We demonstrate the capabilities of this microscope by imaging polystyrene beads in a solution of IR-144 dye, revealing aggregated species at the bead surfaces.
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- Kevin Higgins
- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 1420 Circle Dr., Knoxville TN 37996
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. 1420 Circle Dr., Knoxville TN 37996
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Ansari V, Roccia E, Santandrea M, Doostdar M, Eigner C, Padberg L, Gianani I, Sbroscia M, Donohue JM, Mancino L, Barbieri M, Silberhorn C. Heralded generation of high-purity ultrashort single photons in programmable temporal shapes. OPTICS EXPRESS 2018; 26:2764-2774. [PMID: 29401812 DOI: 10.1364/oe.26.002764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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We experimentally demonstrate a source of nearly pure single photons in arbitrary temporal shapes heralded from a parametric down-conversion (PDC) source at telecom wavelengths. The technology is enabled by the tailored dispersion of in-house fabricated waveguides with shaped pump pulses to directly generate the PDC photons in on-demand temporal shapes. We generate PDC photons in Hermite-Gauss and frequency-binned modes and confirm a minimum purity of 0.81, even for complex temporal shapes.
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Multimode entanglement in reconfigurable graph states using optical frequency combs. Nat Commun 2017; 8:15645. [PMID: 28585530 PMCID: PMC5467165 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms15645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Multimode entanglement is an essential resource for quantum information processing and quantum metrology. However, multimode entangled states are generally constructed by targeting a specific graph configuration. This yields to a fixed experimental setup that therefore exhibits reduced versatility and scalability. Here we demonstrate an optical on-demand, reconfigurable multimode entangled state, using an intrinsically multimode quantum resource and a homodyne detection apparatus. Without altering either the initial squeezing source or experimental architecture, we realize the construction of thirteen cluster states of various sizes and connectivities as well as the implementation of a secret sharing protocol. In particular, this system enables the interrogation of quantum correlations and fluctuations for any multimode Gaussian state. This initiates an avenue for implementing on-demand quantum information processing by only adapting the measurement process and not the experimental layout. Multimode entanglement is an important resource for quantum information processing, but setups are often able to generate specific configurations only. Here the authors present an on-demand reconfigurable multimode entangled state source, realizing thirteen cluster states of various sizes and connectivities.
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Zhou C, Li B, Xiang X, Wang S, Dong R, Liu T, Zhang S. Realization of multiform time derivatives of pulses using a Fourier pulse shaping system. OPTICS EXPRESS 2017; 25:4038-4045. [PMID: 28241611 DOI: 10.1364/oe.25.004038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The technique of multiform time derivatives of pulse has been shown necessary to achieve various time-space metrology goals with a precision at or beyond the standard quantum limit. However, the efficient generation of the desired time derivatives remains challenging. In this paper, we report on the efficient realization of multiform time derivatives with a programmable 4-f pulse shaping system. The first-order time derivative of the pulse electric field has been achieved with a generation efficiency of 72.12%, which is more than 20 times higher than that of previous methods. Moreover, the first- and second-order time derivatives of the pulse envelope have been achieved with the generation efficiencies being 11.10% and 3.53%, respectively. In comparison, these efficiencies are three times higher than those for previously reported methods. Meanwhile, the measured fidelities of the three time-derived pulses are reasonably high, with values of 99.53%, 98.37% and 97.32% respectively.
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Kondakci HE, Abouraddy AF. Diffraction-free pulsed optical beams via space-time correlations. OPTICS EXPRESS 2016; 24:28659-28668. [PMID: 27958509 DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.028659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Diffraction places a fundamental limitation on the distance an optical beam propagates before its size increases and spatial details blur. We show here that imposing a judicious correlation between spatial and spectral degrees of freedom of a pulsed beam can render its transverse spatial profile independent of location along the propagation axis, thereby arresting the spread of the time-averaged beam. Such correlation introduced into a beam with arbitrary spatial profile enables spatio-temporal dispersion to compensate for purely spatial dispersion that underlies diffraction. As a result, the spatio-temporal profile in the local time-frame of the pulsed beam remains invariant at all positions along the propagation axis. One-dimensional diffraction-free space-time beams are described - including non-accelerating Airy beams, despite the well-known fact that cosine waves and accelerating Airy beams are the only one-dimensional diffraction-free solutions to the monochromatic Helmholtz equation.
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Nardin G, Colomb T, Emery Y, Moser C. Versatile spectral modulation of a broadband source for digital holographic microscopy. OPTICS EXPRESS 2016; 24:27791-27804. [PMID: 27906347 DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.027791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We demonstrate the potential of spatial light modulators for the spectral control of a broadband source in digital holographic microscopy. Used in a 'pulse-shaping' geometry, the spatial light modulator provides a versatile control over the bandwidth and wavelength of the light source. The control of these properties enables adaptation to various experimental conditions. As a first application, we show that the source bandwidth can be adapted to the off-axis geometry to provide quantitative phase imaging over the whole field of view. As a second application, we generate sequences of appropriate wavelengths for a hierarchical optical phase unwrapping algorithm, which enables the measurement of the topography of high-aspect ratio structures without phase ambiguity. Examples are given with step heights up to 50 µm.
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Sun S, Li M, Tang J, Zh NH, Ahn TJ, Azaña J. Femtosecond pulse shaping using wavelength-selective directional couplers: proposal and simulation. OPTICS EXPRESS 2016; 24:7943-7950. [PMID: 27137235 DOI: 10.1364/oe.24.007943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The femtosecond pulse-shaping capabilities of wavelength-selective directional couplers are investigated. Numerical results show that, depending on the coupling length and coupling coefficient, one can achieve very different temporal shapes at the output of the directional couplers. For instance, temporal re-shaping of Gaussian-like pulses into Hermite-Gaussian pulses, parabolic pulses, square temporal waveforms and sequences of equalized multiple pulses with time widths down to the femtosecond range can be achieved using readily feasible fiber/waveguide designs. The detrimental influence of the second-order variation of the detuning factor in these pulse shapers is also numerically investigated.
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Singla R, Cotugno G, Kaiser S, Först M, Mitrano M, Liu HY, Cartella A, Manzoni C, Okamoto H, Hasegawa T, Clark SR, Jaksch D, Cavalleri A. THz-Frequency Modulation of the Hubbard U in an Organic Mott Insulator. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 115:187401. [PMID: 26565494 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.115.187401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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We use midinfrared pulses with stable carrier-envelope phase offset to drive molecular vibrations in the charge transfer salt ET-F_{2}TCNQ, a prototypical one-dimensional Mott insulator. We find that the Mott gap, which is probed resonantly with 10 fs laser pulses, oscillates with the pump field. This observation reveals that molecular excitations can coherently perturb the electronic on-site interactions (Hubbard U) by changing the local orbital wave function. The gap oscillates at twice the frequency of the vibrational mode, indicating that the molecular distortions couple quadratically to the local charge density.
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- R Singla
- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Physics, Oxford University, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, OX1 3PU Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research, Heisenbergstraße 1, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany
- 4th Physics Institute, University of Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 57, 70550 Stuttgart, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- IFN-CNR, Dipartimento di Fisica-Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Material Science, University of Tokyo, Chiba 277-8561, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba 305-8562, Japan
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- Department of Physics, Oxford University, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, OX1 3PU Oxford, United Kingdom
- Department of Physics, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, Oxford University, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, OX1 3PU Oxford, United Kingdom
- Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117543, Singapore
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
- Department of Physics, Oxford University, Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, OX1 3PU Oxford, United Kingdom
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Rodriguez Y, Frei F, Cannizzo A, Feurer T. Pulse-shaping assisted multidimensional coherent electronic spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2015; 142:212451. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4921793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- Yuseff Rodriguez
- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Sidlerstasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Sidlerstasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Sidlerstasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Applied Physics, University of Bern, Sidlerstasse 5, CH-3012 Bern, Switzerland
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Goodman AJ, Tisdale WA. Enhancement of second-order nonlinear-optical signals by optical stimulation. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2015; 114:183902. [PMID: 26001003 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.114.183902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Second-order nonlinear optical interactions such as sum- and difference-frequency generation are widely used for bioimaging and as selective probes of interfacial environments. However, inefficient nonlinear optical conversion often leads to poor signal-to-noise ratio and long signal acquisition times. Here, we demonstrate the dramatic enhancement of weak second-order nonlinear optical signals via stimulated sum- and difference-frequency generation. We present a conceptual framework to quantitatively describe the interaction and show that the process is highly sensitive to the relative optical phase of the stimulating field. To emphasize the utility of the technique, we demonstrate stimulated enhancement of second harmonic generation (SHG) from bovine collagen-I fibrils. Using a stimulating pulse fluence of only 3 nJ/cm2, we obtain an SHG enhancement >10(4) relative to the spontaneous signal. The stimulation enhancement is greatest in situations where spontaneous signals are the weakest--such as low laser power, small sample volume, and weak nonlinear susceptibility--emphasizing the potential for this technique to improve signal-to-noise ratios in biological imaging and interfacial spectroscopy.
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- A J Goodman
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Schmeissner R, Roslund J, Fabre C, Treps N. Spectral noise correlations of an ultrafast frequency comb. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2014; 113:263906. [PMID: 25615340 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.113.263906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Cavity-based noise detection schemes are combined with ultrafast pulse shaping as a means to diagnose the spectral correlations of both the amplitude and phase noise of an ultrafast frequency comb. The comb is divided into ten spectral regions, and the distribution of noise as well as the correlations between all pairs of spectral regions are measured against the quantum limit. These correlations are then represented in the form of classical noise matrices, which furnish a complete description of the underlying comb dynamics. Their eigendecomposition reveals a set of theoretically predicted, decoupled noise modes that govern the dynamics of the comb. These matrices also contain the information necessary to deduce macroscopic noise properties of the comb.
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- Roman Schmeissner
- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Kastler Brossel, UPMC-Sorbonne Universités, CNRS, ENS-PSL Research University, Collège de France, 4 place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France
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Lee JG, Hill WT. Spatial shaping for generating arbitrary optical dipole traps for ultracold degenerate gases. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2014; 85:103106. [PMID: 25362370 DOI: 10.1063/1.4895676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We present two spatial-shaping approaches - phase and amplitude - for creating two-dimensional optical dipole potentials for ultracold neutral atoms. When combined with an attractive or repulsive Gaussian sheet formed by an astigmatically focused beam, atoms are trapped in three dimensions resulting in planar confinement with an arbitrary network of potentials - a free-space atom chip. The first approach utilizes an adaptation of the generalized phase-contrast technique to convert a phase structure embedded in a beam after traversing a phase mask, to an identical intensity profile in the image plane. Phase masks, and a requisite phase-contrast filter, can be chemically etched into optical material (e.g., fused silica) or implemented with spatial light modulators; etching provides the highest quality while spatial light modulators enable prototyping and realtime structure modification. This approach was demonstrated on an ensemble of thermal atoms. Amplitude shaping is possible when the potential structure is made as an opaque mask in the path of a dipole trap beam, followed by imaging the shadow onto the plane of the atoms. While much more lossy, this very simple and inexpensive approach can produce dipole potentials suitable for containing degenerate gases. High-quality amplitude masks can be produced with standard photolithography techniques. Amplitude shaping was demonstrated on a Bose-Einstein condensate.
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- Jeffrey G Lee
- Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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- Joint Quantum Institute, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA
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Spangenberg DM, Dudley A, Neethling PH, Rohwer EG, Forbes A. White light wavefront control with a spatial light modulator. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:13870-13879. [PMID: 24921578 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.013870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Spatial light modulators are ubiquitous tools for wavefront control and laser beam shaping but have traditionally been used with monochromatic sources due to the inherent wavelength dependence of the calibration process and subsequent phase manipulation. In this work we show that such devices can also be used to shape broadband sources without any wavelength dependence on the output beam's phase. We outline the principle mathematically and then demonstrate it experimentally using a supercontinuum source to shape rotating white-light Bessel beams carrying orbital angular momentum.
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De AK, Monahan D, Dawlaty JM, Fleming GR. Two-dimensional fluorescence-detected coherent spectroscopy with absolute phasing by confocal imaging of a dynamic grating and 27-step phase-cycling. J Chem Phys 2014; 140:194201. [DOI: 10.1063/1.4874697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Liu LZ, O'Keeffe K, Lloyd DT, Hooker SM. General analytic solution for far-field phase and amplitude control, with a phase-only spatial light modulator. OPTICS LETTERS 2014; 39:2137-2140. [PMID: 24686694 DOI: 10.1364/ol.39.002137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We present an analytical solution for the phase introduced by a phase-only spatial light modulator to generate far-field phase and amplitude distributions within a domain of interest. The solution is demonstrated experimentally and shown to enable excellent control of the far-field amplitude and phase.
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Tollerud JO, Hall CR, Davis JA. Isolating quantum coherence using coherent multi-dimensional spectroscopy with spectrally shaped pulses. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:6719-6733. [PMID: 24664021 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.006719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We demonstrate how spectral shaping in coherent multidimensional spectroscopy can isolate specific signal pathways and directly access quantitative details. By selectively exciting pathways involving a coherent superposition of exciton states we are able to identify, isolate and analyse weak coherent coupling between spatially separated excitons in an asymmetric double quantum well. Analysis of the isolated signal elucidates details of the coherent interactions between the spatially separated excitons. With a dynamic range exceeding 10(4) in electric field amplitude, this approach facilitates quantitative comparisons of different signal pathways and a comprehensive description of the electronic states and their interactions.
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Gökce B, Li Y, Escuti MJ, Gundogdu K. Femtosecond pulse shaping using the geometric phase. OPTICS LETTERS 2014; 39:1521-1524. [PMID: 24690828 DOI: 10.1364/ol.39.001521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We demonstrate a femtosecond pulse shaper that utilizes polarization gratings to manipulate the geometric phase of an optical pulse. This unique approach enables circular polarization-dependent shaping of femtosecond pulses. As a result, it is possible to create coherent pulse pairs with orthogonal polarizations in a 4f pulse shaper setup, something until now that, to our knowledge, was only achieved via much more complex configurations. This approach could be used to greatly simplify and enhance the functionality of multidimensional spectroscopy and coherent control experiments, in which multiple coherent pulses are used to manipulate quantum states in materials of interest.
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Metcalf AJ, Torres-Company V, Supradeepa VR, Leaird DE, Weiner AM. Fully programmable two-dimensional pulse shaper for broadband line-by-line amplitude and phase control. OPTICS EXPRESS 2013; 21:28029-28039. [PMID: 24514316 DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.028029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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We introduce a fully programmable two-dimensional (2D) pulse shaper, able to simultaneously control the amplitude and phase of very fine spectral components over a broad bandwidth. This is achieved by aligning two types of spectral dispersers in a cross dispersion setup: a virtually imaged phased array for accessing fine resolution and a transmission grating for achieving broad bandwidth. We take advantage of the resultant 2D dispersion profile as well as introduce programmability by adding a 2D liquid crystal on silicon spatial light modulator at the masking plane. Our shaper has a resolution of ~3 GHz operating over the entire 'C' band of >5.8 THz. Experimental evidence is provided that highlights the full programmability, fine spectral control, and broad bandwidth operation (limited currently by the bandwidth of the input light). We also show line-by-line manipulation of record 836 comb lines over the C-band.
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Metcalf AJ, Torres-Company V, Supradeepa VR, Leaird DE, Weiner AM. Programmable broadband ultra-fine resolution 2-D pulse shaping. EPJ WEB OF CONFERENCES 2013. [DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20134111002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Konar A, Shah JD, Lozovoy VV, Dantus M. Optical Response of Fluorescent Molecules Studied by Synthetic Femtosecond Laser Pulses. J Phys Chem Lett 2012; 3:1329-1335. [PMID: 26286778 DOI: 10.1021/jz300363t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The optical response of the fluorescent molecule IR144 in solution is probed by pairs of collinear pulses with intensity just above the linear dependence using two different pulse shaping methods. The first approach mimics a Michelson interferometer, while the second approach, known as multiple independent comb shaping (MICS), eliminates spectral interference. The comparison of interfering and non-interfering pulses reveals that linear interference between the pulses leads to the loss of experimental information at early delay times. In both cases, the delay between the pulses is controlled with attosecond resolution and the sample fluorescence and stimulated emission are monitored simultaneously. An out-of-phase behavior is observed for fluorescence and stimulated emission, with the fluorescence signal having a minimum at zero time delay. Experimental findings are modeled using a two-level system with relaxation that closely matches the phase difference between fluorescence and stimulated emission and the relative intensities of the measured effects.
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- Arkaprabha Konar
- †Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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- †Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
- ‡Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
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Graham MW, Calhoun TR, Green AA, Hersam MC, Fleming GR. Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy reveals the dynamics of phonon-mediated excitation pathways in semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes. NANO LETTERS 2012; 12:813-819. [PMID: 22214398 DOI: 10.1021/nl2038503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Electronic two-dimensional Fourier transform (2D-FT) spectroscopy is applied to semiconducting single-walled carbon nanotubes and provides a spectral and time-domain map of exciton-phonon assisted excitations. Using 12 fs long pulses, we resolve side-bands above the E(22) transition that correspond with the RBM, G, G', 2G and other multiphonon modes. The appearance of 2D-FT spectral cross-peaks explicitly resolves discrete phonon assisted population transfer that scatters excitations to the E(22) (Γ-pt) state, often through a second-order exciton-phonon coupling process. All 2D-FT peaks exhibit a strong peak amplitude modulation at the G-band period (21 fs) which we show originates from an impulsive stimulated Raman process that populates a ground-state G-band vibrational coherence over a 1.3 ps phonon lifetime.
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- Matt W Graham
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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The separation of overlapping transitions in β-carotene with broadband 2D electronic spectroscopy. Chem Phys Lett 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2011.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Turner DB, Stone KW, Gundogdu K, Nelson KA. Invited article: The coherent optical laser beam recombination technique (COLBERT) spectrometer: coherent multidimensional spectroscopy made easier. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2011; 82:081301. [PMID: 21895226 DOI: 10.1063/1.3624752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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We have developed an efficient spectrometer capable of performing a wide variety of coherent multidimensional measurements at optical wavelengths. The two major components of the largely automated device are a spatial beam shaper which controls the beam geometry and a spatiotemporal pulse shaper which controls the temporal waveform of the femtosecond pulse in each beam. We describe how to construct, calibrate, and operate the device, and we discuss its limitations. We use the exciton states of a semiconductor nanostructure as a working example. A series of complex multidimensional spectra-displayed in amplitude and real parts-reveals increasingly intricate correlations among the excitons.
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- Daniel B Turner
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Dawlaty JM, Bennett DIG, Huxter VM, Fleming GR. Mapping the spatial overlap of excitons in a photosynthetic complex via coherent nonlinear frequency generation. J Chem Phys 2011; 135:044201. [DOI: 10.1063/1.3607236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Harel E, Long PD, Engel GS. Single-shot ultrabroadband two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy of the light-harvesting complex LH2. OPTICS LETTERS 2011; 36:1665-1667. [PMID: 21540962 DOI: 10.1364/ol.36.001665] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Here we present two-dimensional (2D) electronic spectra of the light-harvesting complex LH2 from purple bacteria using coherent pulses with bandwidth of over 100 nm FWHM. This broadband excitation and detection has allowed the simultaneous capture of both the B800 and B850 bands using a single light source. We demonstrate that one laser pulse is sufficient to capture the entire 2D electronic spectrum with a high signal-to-noise ratio. At a waiting time of 800 fs, we observe population transfer from the B800 to B850 band as manifested by a prominent cross peak. These results will enable observation of the dynamics of biological systems across both ultrafast (<1 ps) and slower (>1 ms) timescales simultaneously.
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- Elad Harel
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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Mansuryan T, Kalashyan M, Lhermite J, Suran E, Kermene V, Barthelemy A, Louradour F. Compact direct space-to-time pulse shaping with a phase-only spatial light modulator. OPTICS LETTERS 2011; 36:1635-1637. [PMID: 21540952 DOI: 10.1364/ol.36.001635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A very compact and innovative pulse shaper is proposed and demonstrated. The standard architecture for pulse shaping that is composed of diffraction gratings associated with an amplitude-phase spatial light modulator (SLM) is replaced by a single phase-only SLM. It acts as a pulse stretcher and as an amplitude and phase modulator at the same time. Preliminary experiments demonstrate the accurate control of amplitude and phase of shaped pulses.
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- T Mansuryan
- XLIM Institut de Recherche, Université de Limoges, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, 123 Avenue Albert Thomas, 87060 Limoges Cedex, France.
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Möhring J, Buckup T, Motzkus M. Shaper-assisted full-phase characterization of UV pulses without a spectrometer. OPTICS LETTERS 2010; 35:3916-3918. [PMID: 21124564 DOI: 10.1364/ol.35.003916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A full-phase measurement of low-energy femtosecond UV pulses is presented. The method relies on phase retrieval of measured sonogram traces and is greatly simplified by a two-dimensional shaper-assisted cross correlation setup. As all required pulses are generated by the pulse shaper, the method is free of external references and additional tunable filter setups.
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- Jens Möhring
- Physikalisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 229, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Harel E, Fidler AF, Engel GS. Single-Shot Gradient-Assisted Photon Echo Electronic Spectroscopy. J Phys Chem A 2010; 115:3787-96. [DOI: 10.1021/jp107022f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Elad Harel
- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- The James Franck Institute and Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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Möhring J, Buckup T, Motzkus M. Shaper-assisted ultraviolet cross correlator. OPTICS LETTERS 2010; 35:1816-1818. [PMID: 20517426 DOI: 10.1364/ol.35.001816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We successfully demonstrate the characterization of phase- and amplitude-modulated broadband UV pulses with a shaper-assisted cross-correlation setup. A two-dimensional pulse modulator, operated in the diffractive shaping mode, is used to generate an inherently temporally overlapped reference beam. To greatly improve the usability of this method, we combined this setup with a split-mirror UV autocorrelator based on a solar-blind photomultiplier tube as sensitive nonlinearity. This allows sensitive characterization of the Fourier-limited pulses down to a few picojoules, as well as complex-shaped ultrashort UV pulses, typically occurring in coherent control experiments.
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- Jens Möhring
- Physikalische Chemie, Philipps Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
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Turner DB, Stone KW, Gundogdu K, Nelson KA. Three-dimensional electronic spectroscopy of excitons in GaAs quantum wells. J Chem Phys 2010; 131:144510. [PMID: 19831455 DOI: 10.1063/1.3245964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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We demonstrate three-dimensional (3D) electronic Fourier transform spectroscopy of GaAs quantum wells using four fully phase-coherent, noncollinear optical fields. Since the full complex signal field is measured as a function of all three time intervals, nearly every peak in the resulting 3D spectral solid arises from a distinguishable sequence of transitions represented by a single Feynman pathway. We use the 3D spectral peaks to separate two pathways involving weakly bound mixed biexcitons generated in different time orders. In the process, we reveal a peak that was previously obscured by a correlated but unbound exciton pair coherence. We also demonstrate a calibration procedure for the carrier frequency which yields biexciton binding energy values with high accuracy.
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- Daniel B Turner
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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Stone KW, Turner DB, Gundogdu K, Cundiff ST, Nelson KA. Exciton-exciton correlations revealed by two-quantum, two-dimensional fourier transform optical spectroscopy. Acc Chem Res 2009; 42:1452-61. [PMID: 19691277 DOI: 10.1021/ar900122k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The Coulomb correlations between photoexcited charged particles in materials such as photosynthetic complexes, conjugated polymer systems, J-aggregates, and bulk or nanostructured semiconductors produce a hierarchy of collective electronic excitations, for example, excitons, and biexcitons, which may be harnessed for applications in quantum optics, light-harvesting, or quantum information technologies. These excitations represent correlations among successively greater numbers of electrons and holes, and their associated multiple-quantum coherences could reveal detailed information about complex many-body interactions and dynamics. However, unlike single-quantum coherences involving excitons, multiple-quantum coherences do not radiate; consequently, they have largely eluded direct observation and characterization. In this Account, we present a novel optical technique, two-quantum, two-dimensional Fourier transform optical spectroscopy (2Q 2D FTOPT), which allows direct observation of the dynamics of multiple exciton states that reflect the correlations of their constituent electrons and holes. The approach is based on closely analogous methods in NMR, in which multiple phase-coherent fields are used to drive successive transitions such that multiple-quantum coherences can be accessed and probed. In 2Q 2D FTOPT, a spatiotemporal femtosecond pulse-shaping technique has been used to overcome the challenge of control over multiple, noncollinear, phase-coherent optical fields in experimental geometries used to isolate selected signal contributions through wavevector matching. We present results from a prototype GaAs quantum well system, which reveal distinct coherences of biexcitons that are formed from two identical excitons or from two excitons that have holes in different spin sublevels ("heavy-hole" and "light-hole" excitons). The biexciton binding energies and dephasing dynamics are determined, and changes in the dephasing rates as a function of the excitation density are observed, revealing still higher order correlations due to exciton-biexciton interactions. Two-quantum coherences due to four-particle correlations that do not involve bound biexciton states but that influence the exciton properties are also observed and characterized. The 2Q 2D FTOPT technique allows many-body interactions that cannot be treated with a mean-field approximation to be studied in detail; the pulse-shaping approach simplifies greatly what would have otherwise been daunting measurements. This spectroscopic tool might soon offer insight into specific applications, for example, in detailing the interactions that affect how electronic energy moves within the strata of organic photovoltaic cells.
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- Katherine W. Stone
- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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- JILA, University of Colorado, Boulder, and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Boulder, Colorado 80309
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
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Miller RJD, Paarmann A, Prokhorenko VI. Diffractive optics based four-wave, six-wave, ..., nu-wave nonlinear spectroscopy. Acc Chem Res 2009; 42:1442-51. [PMID: 19469495 DOI: 10.1021/ar900040f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A detailed understanding of chemical processes requires information about both structure and dynamics. By definition, a reaction involves nonstationary states and is a dynamic process. Structure describes the atomic positions at global minima in the nuclear potential energy surface. Dynamics are related to the anharmonicities in this potential that couple different minima and lead to changes in atomic positions (reactions) and correlations. Studies of molecular dynamics can be configured to directly access information on the anharmonic interactions that lead to chemical reactions and are as central to chemistry as structural information. In this regard, nonlinear spectroscopies have distinct advantages over more conventional linear spectroscopies. Because of this potential, nonlinear spectroscopies could eventually attain a comparable level of importance for studying dynamics on the relevant time scales to barrier crossings and reactive processes as NMR has for determining structure. Despite this potential, nonlinear spectroscopy has not attained the same degree of utility as linear spectroscopy largely because nonlinear studies are more technically challenging. For example, unlike the linear spectrometers that exist in almost all chemistry departments, there are no "black box" four-wave mixing spectrometers. This Account describes recent advances in the application of diffractive optics (DOs) to nonlinear spectroscopy, which reduces the complexity level of this technology to be closer to that of linear spectroscopy. The combination of recent advances in femtosecond laser technology and this single optic approach could bring this form of spectroscopy out of the exclusive realm of specialists and into the general user community. However, the real driving force for this research is the pursuit of higher sensitivity limits, which would enable new forms of nonlinear spectroscopy. This Account chronicles the research that has now extended nonlinear spectroscopy to six-wave processes and to a completely generalized "nu-wave" mixing form to fully control state preparation and coherences. For example, direct observation of global protein motions and energetics has led to the collective mode coupling model to understand structure-function correlations in biological systems. Direct studies of the hydrogen bond network of liquid H(2)O have recently shown that both intramolecular and intermolecular degrees of freedom are strongly coupled so that the primary excitations of water have an excitonic-like character. This fundamentally different view of liquid water has now resolved a 100-year-old problem of homogeneous versus inhomogeneous broadening of the vibrational line shapes. By adding programmable pulse shaping, we can access new information about the many-body interactions directly relevant to chemical reaction dynamics. We can also steer the course of the reaction along multidimensional surfaces to provide information about fluctuations far from the equilibrium, which are most relevant to chemical reactivity.
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- R. J. Dwayne Miller
- Departments of Chemistry and Physics, 80 St. George Street, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Departments of Chemistry and Physics, 80 St. George Street, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Departments of Chemistry and Physics, 80 St. George Street, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H6, Canada
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Suran E, Louradour F, Barthélémy A, Kudlinski A, Martinelli G, Quiquempois Y, Douay M. Discrete focusing in an optical fiber with a two-dimensional square array of coupled waveguides. OPTICS LETTERS 2009; 34:2536-2538. [PMID: 19684841 DOI: 10.1364/ol.34.002536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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We report the experimental demonstration of "discrete focusing" inside a 60-cm-long optical fiber made of a 2D square array of coupled waveguides. The suitable input amplitude and phase distributions are imposed by using a spatial light modulator. Thus we demonstrate that focusing in a single core at the output by discrete propagation is possible despite some amount of transverse heterogeneities of the waveguide array.
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- Eric Suran
- Université de Limoges, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, XLIM Institut de Recherche,Faculté des Sciences, 123 Avenue A. Thomas, F-87060 Limoges, France.
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Pestov D, Lozovoy VV, Dantus M. Multiple Independent Comb Shaping (MICS): phase-only generation of optical pulse sequences. OPTICS EXPRESS 2009; 17:14351-14361. [PMID: 19654842 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.014351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A simple technique for the synthesis of optical pulse sequences is described, where the input laser spectrum is viewed as a superposition of independent but interlaced combs assigned to different sub-pulses. The devised concept enables intuitive programming of complex multi-pulse waveforms via one-dimensional phase-only shaping. Using this approach, we perform self-referenced cross-correlation measurements of various optical waveforms and demonstrate the generation and coding of shaped pulse sequences.
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- Dmitry Pestov
- Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
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Pillai RS, Boudoux C, Labroille G, Olivier N, Veilleux I, Farge E, Joffre M, Beaurepaire E. Multiplexed two-photon microscopy of dynamic biological samples with shaped broadband pulses. OPTICS EXPRESS 2009; 17:12741-12752. [PMID: 19654680 DOI: 10.1364/oe.17.012741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Coherent control can be used to selectively enhance or cancel concurrent multiphoton processes, and has been suggested as a means to achieve nonlinear microscopy of multiple signals. Here we report multiplexed two-photon imaging in vivo with fast pixel rates and micrometer resolution. We control broadband laser pulses with a shaping scheme combining diffraction on an optically-addressed spatial light modulator and a scanning mirror allowing to switch between programmable shapes at kiloHertz rates. Using coherent control of the two-photon excited fluorescence, it was possible to perform selective microscopy of GFP and endogenous fluorescence in developing Drosophila embryos. This study establishes that broadband pulse shaping is a viable means for achieving multiplexed nonlinear imaging of biological tissues.
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- Rajesh S Pillai
- Laboratoire d'Optique et Biosciences, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS, and INSERM U696, 91128 Palaiseau, France
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- Yaron Silberberg
- Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100, Israel;
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