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SECTION 1 Generation of Ultrashort Pulses in Deep Ultraviolet to Near Infrared |
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SECTION 1.1 Ultrashort Visible Near-Infrared Pulses |
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Chapter 1.1.1 Noncollinearly Phase-Matched Femtosecond Optical Parametric Amplification with a 2000 cm-1 Bandwidth |
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Chapter 1.1.2 Simultaneous Compression and Amplification of a Laser Pulse in a Glass Plate |
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11 | (8) |
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1.1.2.3 Experimental Setup |
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1.1.2.4 Experimental Results and Discussion |
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Chapter 1.1.3 Pulse-Front-Matched Optical Parametric Amplification for Sub-10-fs Pulse Generation Tunable in the Visible and Near Infrared |
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19 | (6) |
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1.1.3.3 Results and Discussion |
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20 | (2) |
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22 | (1) |
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Chapter 1.1.4 Visible 4fs Pulse from Dispersion Control Optical Parametric Amplifier |
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25 | (6) |
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1.1.4.2 Configuration of the System |
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26 | (2) |
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1.1.4.3 Analysis and Discussion |
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28 | (1) |
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Chapter 1.1.5 Ultrafast Laser System Based on Noncollinear Optical Parametric Amplification for Laser Spectroscopy |
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31 | (6) |
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31 | (1) |
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32 | (1) |
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1.1.5.3 Results and Discussion |
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32 | (2) |
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Chapter 1.1.6 Development of Ultrashort Pulse Lasers for Ultrafast Spectroscopy |
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37 | (14) |
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37 | (1) |
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1.1.6.2 Light Sources for Studying Ultrafast Processes |
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38 | (1) |
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1.1.6.3 Electronic Relaxation and Vibrational Dynamics |
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38 | (1) |
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1.1.6.4 Principles and Advantages of Broad-Band Ultrafast Spectroscopy |
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39 | (1) |
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1.1.6.5 Ultrashort Visible Pulse Generation Based on Non-Linear Optical Parametric Amplifier (NORA) |
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40 | (2) |
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1.1.6.6 Ultrashort Deep Ultraviolet Laser |
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42 | (1) |
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1.1.6.6.1 DUV Pulse Generation |
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42 | (1) |
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1.1.6.6.2 Sub-10 fs DUV Laser Pulse Obtained by Broad-Band CPFWM |
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43 | (1) |
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1.1.6.6.3 DUV Pulse Stability Optimization |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (1) |
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SECTION 1.2 Ultrashort Ultraviolet, Deep-Ultraviolet, and Infrared Pulses |
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Chapter 1.2.1 Generation of Stable Sub-lOfs Pulses at 400nm in a Hollow Fiber for UV Pump-Probe Experiment |
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51 | (8) |
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1.2.1.2 Experimental Setup |
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51 | (1) |
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1.2.1.3 Experimental Results and Discussion |
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52 | (5) |
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57 | (1) |
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Chapter 1.2.2 Sub-lOfs Deep-Ultraviolet Pulses Generated by Chirped-Pulse Four-Wave Mixing |
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59 | (4) |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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1.2.2.3 Results and Discussion |
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60 | (2) |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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Chapter 1.2.3 Generation and Optimization of Femtosecond Pulses by Four-Wave Mixing Process |
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63 | (22) |
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63 | (1) |
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1.2.3.2 Cascaded FWM in Bulk Media |
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64 | (1) |
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1.2.3.2.1 Principle of Cascaded FWM |
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1.2.3.2.2 Generation of Wavelength-Tunable Self-Compressed Multicolored Pulses by Nondegenerate Cascaded FWM |
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65 | (2) |
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1.2.3.2.3 Pulse Cleaning by Degenerate Cascaded FWM |
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67 | (3) |
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1.2.3.3 UV Pulse Generation by FWM in Hollow Fiber |
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1.2.3.3.1 Chirped-Pulse FWM in a Gas-Filled Hollow Waveguide |
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71 | (1) |
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1.2.3.3.2 Broadband Chirped-Pulse FWM |
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72 | (1) |
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1.2.3.3.3 Practical Issues in Broadband Chirped-Pulse FWM |
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73 | (1) |
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1.2.3.3.4 Sub-10-fs DUV Pulses Generated by Broadband Chirped-Pulse FWM |
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74 | (1) |
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1.2.3.4 Four-Wave Optical Parametric Amplification (FWOPA) in Bulk Media |
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75 | (2) |
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1.2.3.5 Conclusion and Prospects |
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77 | (1) |
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78 | (7) |
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SECTION 2 Generation of Ultrashort Pulses in Terahertz |
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Chapter 2.1 Sellmeier Dispersion for Phase-Matched Terahertz Generation in Nonlinear Optical Crystal: An Example of ZnGeP2 |
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85 | (6) |
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85 | (1) |
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2.1.2 Derivation of the Sellmeier Dispersion |
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86 | (1) |
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2.1.3 Generation of Terahertz Radiation with a Nd: YAG Laser |
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87 | (1) |
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2.1.4 Generation of Terahertz Radiation with C02 Lasers |
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88 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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Chapter 2.2 Saturation of the Free Carrier Absorption in ZnTe Crystals |
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91 | (10) |
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91 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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2.2.2.1 THz Generation in ZnTe Crystals |
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91 | (3) |
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2.2.2.2 Photoluminescence Radiated from ZnTe Crystals |
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94 | (1) |
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94 | (3) |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (3) |
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Chapter 2.3 Widely Linear and Non-Phase-Matched Optical-to-Terahertz Conversion on GaSe: Te Crystals |
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101 | (6) |
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101 | (1) |
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2.3.3 Results and Discussions |
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102 | (2) |
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Chapter 2.4 THz Emission from Organic Cocrystalline Salt: An Example of 2,6-Diaminopyridinium-4-Nitrophenolate-4-Nitrophenol |
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107 | (8) |
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107 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Sample Preparation and THz Emission Experiments |
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107 | (1) |
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2.4.3 Results and Discussion |
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108 | (3) |
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111 | (1) |
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111 | (4) |
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SECTION 3 CEP (Octave-Span) |
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Chapter 3.1 Quasi-Monocyclic Near-Infrared Pulses with a Stabilized Carrier-Envelope Phase Characterized by Noncollinear Cross-Correlation Frequency-Resolved Optical Gating |
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115 | (6) |
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115 | (1) |
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115 | (3) |
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118 | (1) |
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Chapter 3.2 Self-Stabilization of the Carrier-Envelope Phase of an Optical Parametric Amplifier Verified with a Photonic Crystal Fiber |
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121 | (6) |
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121 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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3.2.3 Results and Discussion |
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122 | (2) |
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124 | (1) |
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124 | (3) |
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Chapter 3.3 Octave-Spanning Carrier-Envelope Phase Stabilized Visible Pulse with Sub-3-fs Pulse Duration |
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127 | (6) |
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127 | (1) |
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3.3.2 Results and Discussion |
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127 | (3) |
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130 | (1) |
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130 | (3) |
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Chapter 3.4 Carrier-Envelope-Phase-Stable, Intense Ultrashort Pulses in Near Infrared |
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133 | (8) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (1) |
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3.4.3 Results and Discussion |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (1) |
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SECTION 4 Simple NLO Processes with a Few Colors |
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Chapter 4.1 Three-Photon-Induced Four-Photon Absorption and Nonlinear Refraction in ZnO Quantum Dots |
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141 | (6) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (1) |
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4.1.3 Results and Discussion |
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141 | (3) |
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144 | (1) |
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145 | (2) |
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Chapter 4.2 Femtosecond Pulses Cleaning by Transient-Grating Process in Optical Media |
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147 | (6) |
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147 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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4.2.3 Results and Discussion |
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149 | (1) |
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150 | (1) |
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150 | (3) |
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Chapter 4.3 Non-Degenerate Two-Photon Absorption Enhancement for Laser Dyes by Precise Lock-in Detection |
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153 | (14) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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4.3.3 Experimental Procedures |
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155 | (1) |
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4.3.4 Results and Discussion |
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156 | (5) |
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161 | (1) |
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162 | (5) |
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SECTION 5 Multi-Color Involved NLO Processes |
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Chapter 5.1 Generation of uJ-Level Multicolored Femtosecond Laser Pulses Using Cascaded Four-Wave Mixing |
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167 | (6) |
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167 | (1) |
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5.1.3 Experimental Results and Discussion |
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168 | (3) |
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171 | (1) |
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171 | (2) |
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Chapter 5.2 Generation and Optimization of Femtosecond Pulses by Four-Wave Mixing (FWM) Process |
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173 | (20) |
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173 | (1) |
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5.2.2 Cascaded FWM in Bulk Media |
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174 | (1) |
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5.2.2.1 Principle of Cascaded Four-Wave Mixing (FWM) |
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174 | (1) |
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5.2.2.2 Generation of Wavelength-Tunable Self-Compressed Multicolored Pulses by Nondegenerate Cascaded FWM |
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175 | (2) |
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5.2.2.3 Pulse Cleaning by Degenerate Cascaded FWM |
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177 | (3) |
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5.2.3 UV Pulse Generation by FWM in Hollow Fiber |
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180 | (1) |
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5.2.3.1 Chirped-Pulse FWM in a Gas-Filled Hollow Waveguide |
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180 | (2) |
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5.2.3.2 Broadband Chirped-Pulse FWM |
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182 | (1) |
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5.2.3.3 Practical Issues in Broadband Chirped-Pulse FWM |
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183 | (1) |
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5.2.3.4 Sub-10-fs DUV Pulses Generated by Broadband Chirped-Pulse FWM |
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184 | (1) |
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5.2.4 FWOPA in Bulk Media |
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185 | (1) |
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5.2.5 Conclusion and Prospects |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (6) |
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Chapter 5.3 Tunable Multicolored Femtosecond Laser Pulses Generation by Using Cascaded Four-Wave Mixing (CFWM) in Bulk Materials |
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193 | (20) |
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193 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Theoretical Analysis |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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5.3.3 Experimental Characteristics of Multicolored Pulses |
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196 | (1) |
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5.3.3.1 Experimental Setups |
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196 | (3) |
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5.3.3.2 Spectra and Wavelength Tuning of Multicolored Sidebands |
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199 | (1) |
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5.3.3.2.1 Tuning the Wavelength of Sidebands by Changing Cross-Angle |
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199 | (1) |
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5.3.3.2.2 Tuning the Wavelength of Sidebands by Changing Nonlinear Media |
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199 | (1) |
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5.3.3.3 Temporal Characteristics of Multicolored Pulses |
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200 | (1) |
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5.3.3.4 Output Power/Energy of Multicolored Pulses |
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201 | (2) |
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5.3.3.5 Multicolored Sidebands Generated with Low Threshold |
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203 | (2) |
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5.3.4 2-D Multicolored Sidebands Arrays |
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205 | (3) |
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5.3.5 Conclusion and Prospects |
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208 | (1) |
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Chapter 5.4 Mechanism Study of 2-D Laser Array Generation in a YAG Crystal Plate |
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213 | (8) |
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213 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Numerical Simulation Model |
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213 | (2) |
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5.4.3 Results and Discussion |
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215 | (2) |
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217 | (1) |
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SECTION 6 Broadband Ultrashort Pulse Generation |
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Chapter 6.1 Broadband Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Light Generation in BBO Crystal by Using Two Crossing Femtosecond Laser Pulses |
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221 | (6) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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6.1.3 Results and Discussion |
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221 | (4) |
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225 | (1) |
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Chapter 6.2 Generation of Broadband Two-Dimensional Multicolored Arrays in a Sapphire Plate |
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227 | (8) |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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6.2.3 Experimental Results and Discussion |
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228 | (4) |
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232 | (1) |
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232 | (3) |
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Chapter 7.1 Sellmeier Dispersion for Phase-Matched Terahertz Generation in ZnGeP2 |
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235 | (6) |
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235 | (1) |
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7.1.2 Derivation of the Sellmeier Dispersion |
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236 | (1) |
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7.1.3 Generation of Terahertz Radiation with a Nd: YAG Laser |
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237 | (1) |
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7.1.4 Generation of Terahertz Radiation with COz Lasers |
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238 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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239 | (1) |
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240 | (1) |
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Chapter 7.2 Broadband Sum-Frequency Mixing (SFM) in Some Recently Developed Nonlinear Optical Crystals |
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241 | (10) |
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241 | (1) |
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7.2.2 Schematic of the Experimental Arrangement |
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242 | (1) |
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7.2.3 Theoretical Background of Phase Matching and Broadband SFM |
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243 | (1) |
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7.2.4 Results and Discussion |
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244 | (2) |
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7.2.5 Broadly Tunable Conventional SFM in a Thin Crystal |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (2) |
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249 | (2) |
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Chapter 7.3 Optimal Te-Doping in GaSe for Nonlinear Applications |
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251 | (10) |
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251 | (1) |
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7.3.2 Crystal Growth and Characterization |
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252 | (1) |
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7.3.2.1 Growth Technology |
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252 | (1) |
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7.3.2.2 Optical Properties |
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253 | (3) |
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7.3.2.3 THz Generation via Optical Rectification |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (1) |
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Chapter 7.4 Widely Linear and Non-Phase-Matched Optical-to-Terahertz Conversion on GaSe: Te Crystals |
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261 | (8) |
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261 | (1) |
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261 | (1) |
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7.4.3 Results and Discussion |
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262 | (3) |
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265 | (1) |
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SECTION 8 NLO Processes in Time-Resolved Spectroscopy |
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Chapter 8.1 Elimination of Coherence Spike in Reflection-Type Pump-Probe Measurements |
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269 | (6) |
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269 | (1) |
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8.1.3 Results and Discussion |
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270 | (3) |
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273 | (1) |
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274 | (1) |
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Chapter 8.2 Vibrational Fine Structures Revealed by the Frequency-to-Time Fourier Transform of the Transient Spectrum in Bacteriorhodopsin |
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275 | (12) |
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275 | (1) |
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8.2.2 Experimental Section |
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276 | (1) |
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8.2.3 Results and Discussion |
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276 | (5) |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (5) |
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SECTION 9 Low Dimensional (D) Materials SECTION 9.1 OD |
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Chapter 9.1.1 Superior Local Conductivity in Self-Organized Nanodots on Indium-Tin-Oxide Films Induced by Femtosecond Laser Pulses |
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287 | (12) |
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287 | (1) |
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288 | (1) |
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9.1.1.3 Results and Discussion |
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289 | (6) |
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295 | (1) |
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296 | (3) |
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Chapter 9.1.2 Observation of an Excitonic Quantum Coherence in CdSe Nanocrystals |
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299 | (14) |
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299 | (1) |
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9.1.2.3 Results and Discussion |
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300 | (7) |
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307 | (1) |
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308 | (1) |
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309 | (4) |
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Chapter 9.2.1 Coherent Phonon Generation in Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Using a Few-Cycle Pulse Laser |
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313 | (8) |
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313 | (1) |
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9.2.1.2 Experimental Details |
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314 | (1) |
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9.2.1.3 Results and Discussion |
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314 | (1) |
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9.2.1.3.1 Stationary Absorption Spectrum of the Sample and Laser Spectrum |
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314 | (1) |
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9.2.1.3.2 Two-Dimensional (2D) Real-Time Spectra and Exact Chirality Assignment |
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314 | (1) |
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9.2.1.3.3 Probe Photon Energy Dependent Amplitude Profiles |
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315 | (4) |
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319 | (1) |
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Chapter 9.2.2 Electronic Relaxation and Coherent Phonon Dynamics in Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes with Several Chiralities |
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321 | (24) |
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321 | (21) |
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323 | (1) |
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9.2.2.2.1 Ultrafast Spectroscopy |
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323 | (1) |
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9.2.2.2.2 Sample Preparation |
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323 | (1) |
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9.2.2.3 Results and Discussion |
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324 | (1) |
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9.2.2.3.1 Stationary Absorption Spectrum |
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324 | (2) |
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9.2.2.3.2 Electronic Relaxation and Thermalization of Excited Population |
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326 | (2) |
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9.2.2.3.3 FT Spectra and Chirality Assignments |
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328 | (2) |
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9.2.2.3.4 CP Amplitudes of Chiral Systems |
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330 | (1) |
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9.2.2.3.5 Raman Processes in a Classical Model |
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331 | (1) |
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9.2.2.3.6 Raman and Raman-Like Processes in a Semiclassical Model |
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332 | (2) |
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9.2.2.3.7 Probe Photon Energy Dependence of the Vibrational Amplitudes |
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334 | (2) |
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9.2.2.3.8 Fitting the Amplitude Spectrum with Contributions from the Real and Imaginary Parts of the Third-Order Susceptibility |
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336 | (2) |
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9.2.2.3.9 Size and Meaning of the Contribution from the Real Part of the Third-Order Susceptibility |
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338 | (2) |
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9.2.2.3.10 RBMs Studied by the Moment Calculation |
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340 | (2) |
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342 | (3) |
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342 | (2) |
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344 | (1) |
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Supporting Information: Sample Morphology |
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344 | (1) |
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Chapter 9.2.3 Coherent Phonon Coupled with Exciton in Semiconducting Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Using a Few-Cycle Pulse Laser |
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345 | (6) |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (1) |
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9.2.3.3 Results and Discussion |
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346 | (1) |
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9.2.3.3.1 Electronic Relaxation and Thermalization of Excited Population |
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346 | (1) |
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9.2.3.3.2 Fourier-Transform (FT) Spectra and Chirality Assignments |
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347 | (1) |
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9.2.3.3.3 Fitting the Amplitude Spectrum with Contributions from the Real and Imaginary Parts of the Third-Order Susceptibility |
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348 | (1) |
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349 | (1) |
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350 | (1) |
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Chapter 9.2.4 Real-Time Spectroscopy of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Negative Time Delays by Using a Few-Cycle Pulse Laser |
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351 | (18) |
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351 | (1) |
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9.2.4.2 Experimental Method |
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352 | (1) |
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9.2.4.2.1 Pump-Probe Experiment |
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352 | (1) |
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9.2.4.2.2 Sample Preparation |
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352 | (1) |
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9.2.4.3 Results and Discussion |
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352 | (1) |
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9.2.4.3.1 Stationary Absorption Spectrum |
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352 | (1) |
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9.2.4.3.2 Two-Dimensional (2D) Real-Time Vibration Spectra |
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353 | (3) |
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9.2.4.3.3 Electronic Phase Relaxation Time |
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356 | (3) |
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9.2.4.3.4 Fourier Transform Power Spectra and Probe Photon Energy-Dependent Amplitudes |
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359 | (3) |
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362 | (1) |
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363 | (6) |
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SECTION 9.3 ID Oligomers and Polymers |
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Chapter 9.3.1 Fluorescence from Molecules and Aggregates in Polycrystalline Thin Films of a-Oligothiophenes |
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369 | (14) |
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369 | (1) |
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370 | (1) |
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9.3.1.3 Results and Discussion |
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370 | (1) |
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9.3.1.3.1 Absorption and Fluorescence Excitation Spectra |
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370 | (2) |
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9.3.1.3.2 Fluorescence Spectra |
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372 | (2) |
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9.3.1.3.3 Site-Selective Fluorescence Spectra |
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374 | (1) |
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9.3.1.3.4 Assignment of Fluorescence |
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375 | (1) |
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9.3.1.3.5 Time-Resolved Fluorescence Spectra |
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376 | (3) |
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379 | (1) |
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380 | (3) |
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Chapter 9.3.2 Sequential Singlet Internal Conversion of IBu → 3Ag- → 1Bu- → 2Ag-LAg Ground) in All-Trans-Spirilloxanthin Revealed by Two-Dimensional Sub-5-fs Spectroscopy |
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383 | (8) |
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383 | (2) |
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385 | (1) |
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9.3.2.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
385 | (1) |
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9.3.2.3.1 Characterization of Femtosecond Time-Resolved Absorption Spectra: Identification of Sequential Internal Conversion |
|
|
385 | (1) |
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9.3.2.3.1.1 Time-Resolved Absorption Spectra Near Zero Delay Time |
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385 | (1) |
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9.3.2.3.1.2 Time-Resolved Spectra with Positive Delay Times |
|
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386 | (1) |
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9.3.2.3.2 Analysis by SVD and Global-Fitting in the Framework of a Sequential Model |
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387 | (2) |
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9.3.2.3.3 Comparison with the Previous Results of Subpicosecond Time-Resolved Absorption Spectra |
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389 | (1) |
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390 | (1) |
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Chapter 9.3.3 Observation of Breather Exciton and Soliton in a Substituted Polythiophene with a Degenerate Ground State |
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391 | (8) |
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391 | (1) |
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9.3.3.2 Experimental Descriptions |
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392 | (1) |
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9.3.3.3 Molecule Structure |
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392 | (1) |
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9.3.3.4 Quantum-Chemical Methodology |
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392 | (1) |
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9.3.3.5 Results and Discussion |
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|
393 | (1) |
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9.3.3.5.1 Electronic Relaxation and Molecular Vibration Dynamics |
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393 | (2) |
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9.3.3.5.2 Dynamics of Breather and Soliton |
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395 | (3) |
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398 | (1) |
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398 | (1) |
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Chapter 9.3.4 Ultrafast Electronic Relaxation and Vibrational Dynamics in a Polyacetylene Derivative |
|
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399 | (12) |
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399 | (1) |
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400 | (1) |
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|
400 | (1) |
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9.3.4.2.2 Ultrafast Spectroscopy |
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|
400 | (1) |
|
9.3.4.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
400 | (1) |
|
9.3.4.3.1 Delay Time Dependence of Difference Absorbance and Time-resolved Spectrum |
|
|
400 | (3) |
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9.3.4.3.2 The Effect of the Electronic Transition Spectrum by Molecular Vibration |
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|
403 | (1) |
|
9.3.4.3.3 Initial Phases of the Vibrational Modes Coupled to the Electronic Transition via Impulsive Excitation |
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|
404 | (2) |
|
9.3.4.3.4 Vibrational-Energy Ladder Descending Process and Vibrational Phase Relaxation |
|
|
406 | (1) |
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9.3.4.3.5 Electronic Phase Relaxation Obtained from the Data in the Negative Time Range |
|
|
407 | (1) |
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|
408 | (1) |
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409 | (2) |
|
Chapter 9.3.5 Ultrabroadband Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Polymers |
|
|
411 | (8) |
|
9.3.5.1 Effect of Annealing on the Performance of P3HT: PCBM Solar Cells |
|
|
411 | (3) |
|
9.3.5.2 Conclusion and Perspectives |
|
|
414 | (1) |
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|
415 | (4) |
|
SECTION 9.4 2 D Topological Materials |
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|
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Chapter 9.4.1 Ultrabroadband Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Topological Insulators |
|
|
419 | (14) |
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|
419 | (1) |
|
9.4.1.2 Broadband Time-Resolved Spectroscopy |
|
|
420 | (1) |
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|
420 | (2) |
|
9.4.1.2.2 Femtosecond Light Sources |
|
|
422 | (1) |
|
9.4.1.2.2.1 Narrowband Optical Parametric Amplifier |
|
|
422 | (1) |
|
9.4.1.2.2.2 Broadband Optical Parametric Amplifier |
|
|
422 | (1) |
|
9.4.1.2.3 Pump-Probe Spectroscopy |
|
|
423 | (1) |
|
9.4.1.2.3.1 Fast-Scan Techniques |
|
|
424 | (1) |
|
9.4.1.2.3.2 Broadband Detection Techniques |
|
|
424 | (1) |
|
9.4.1.3 Ultrafast Dynamics in Novel Condensed Matter |
|
|
424 | (1) |
|
9.4.1.3.1 Spin-Valley Coupled Polarization in Monolayer MoS2 |
|
|
424 | (4) |
|
9.4.1.4 Conclusion and Perspectives |
|
|
428 | (1) |
|
|
428 | (5) |
|
Chapter 9.4.2 Phonon Dynamics in CuxBi2(x50, 0.1, and 0.125) and Bi2Se2 Crystals Studied Using Ultrafast Spectroscopy |
|
|
433 | (8) |
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|
433 | (2) |
|
|
435 | (1) |
|
9.4.2.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
435 | (3) |
|
|
438 | (1) |
|
|
439 | (2) |
|
Chapter 9.4.3 Ultrafast Multi-Level Logic Gates with Spin-Valley Coupled Polarization Anisotropy in Monolayer MoS2 |
|
|
441 | (8) |
|
|
441 | (8) |
|
|
447 | (2) |
|
Chapter 9.4.4 Femtosecond Time-Evolution of Mid-Infrared Spectral Line Shapes of Dirac Fermions in Topological Insulators |
|
|
449 | (1) |
|
|
449 | (1) |
|
|
449 | (1) |
|
|
450 | (3) |
|
9.4.4.3.1 Ultra-Broadband MIR AR/R Spectra of FCA and SSTs in Topological Insulators |
|
|
450 | (2) |
|
9.4.4.3.2 Quantitative Analysis of the Ultra-Broadband MIR AR/R Spectra |
|
|
452 | (1) |
|
9.4.4.3.2.1 Ultrafast Time-Evolution of the ltra-Broadband MIR AR/R Spectra |
|
|
453 | (1) |
|
|
453 | (4) |
|
|
457 | (1) |
|
SECTION 10 Conductors and Superconductors SECTION 10.1 Super Conductors |
|
|
|
Chapter 10.1.1 Dichotomy of Photoinduced Quasiparticle on CuOz Planes of YB2Cu |
|
|
457 | (6) |
|
Directly Revealed by Femtosecond Polarization Spectroscopy |
|
|
463 | (1) |
|
|
463 | (1) |
|
|
463 | (1) |
|
10.1.1.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
464 | (3) |
|
|
467 | (2) |
|
Chapter 10.1.2 Ultrafast Dynamics and Phonon Softening in Fe1+ySe1-xTex Single Crystals |
|
|
469 | (12) |
|
|
469 | (1) |
|
|
469 | (2) |
|
10.1.2.3 Temperature-Dependent AR/R |
|
|
471 | (3) |
|
10.1.2.4 Electron-Optical Phonon Coupling Strength |
|
|
474 | (1) |
|
10.1.2.5 Acoustic Phonon Softening |
|
|
475 | (3) |
|
|
478 | (1) |
|
|
478 | (3) |
|
Chapter 10.1.3 Quasiparticle Dynamics in FeSe Superconductors Studied by Femtosecond Spectroscopy |
|
|
481 | (6) |
|
|
481 | (1) |
|
|
481 | (1) |
|
10.1.3.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
481 | (2) |
|
|
483 | (1) |
|
|
483 | (4) |
|
SECTION 10.2 THz, MIR Spectroscopy of Materials |
|
|
|
Chapter 10.2.1 Dirac Fermions Near the Dirac Point in Topological Insulators |
|
|
487 | (8) |
|
|
487 | (1) |
|
10.2.1.2 Results and Discussion |
|
|
487 | (5) |
|
|
492 | (1) |
|
|
492 | (3) |
|
Chapter 10.2.2 Helicity-Dependent Terahertz Emission Spectroscopy of Topological Insulator |
|
|
495 | (16) |
|
|
495 | (1) |
|
|
495 | (1) |
|
10.2.2.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
496 | (4) |
|
10.2.2.4 Summary and Conclusions |
|
|
500 | (1) |
|
Appendix A Sample Preparation and Terahertz Emission Measurement |
|
|
501 | (1) |
|
Appendix B Time-Domain Fits for the Helicity-Dependent Terahertz Radiation at φ = 0° and 90° |
|
|
502 | (1) |
|
Appendix C Dependence of Circular |
|
|
502 | (3) |
|
Appendix D Time-Domain Decomposition and Recombination of the α-Dependent Terahertz Waveforms at φ = 90° |
|
|
505 | (1) |
|
Appendix E Estimation of the Terahertz-Emission Spectra for Dirac Fermions by Using Photoemission Dynamics from Time-Resolved ARPES Measurements |
|
|
506 | (2) |
|
Appendix F Helicity-Independent Terahertz Radiation from a <110>ZnTe Single Crystal |
|
|
508 | (1) |
|
|
508 | (3) |
|
Chapter 10.2.3 Femtosecond Time-Evolution of Mid-Infrared Spectral Line Shapes of Dirac Fermions in Topological Insulators |
|
|
511 | (10) |
|
|
511 | (3) |
|
|
514 | (3) |
|
|
517 | (2) |
|
|
519 | (2) |
|
Chapter 10.2.4 Ultrafast Carrier Dynamics in Ge by Ultra-Broadband Mid-Infrared Probe Spectroscopy |
|
|
521 | (16) |
|
|
522 | (1) |
|
10.2.4.2 Results and Discussion |
|
|
522 | (8) |
|
|
530 | (1) |
|
|
531 | (6) |
|
SECTION 11 Chemical Reactions and Material Processing |
|
|
|
SECTION 11.1 Chemical Reactions |
|
|
|
Chapter 11.1.1 Transition State in a Prevented Proton Transfer Observed in Real Time |
|
|
537 | (12) |
|
|
537 | (1) |
|
|
537 | (1) |
|
11.1.1.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
538 | (1) |
|
11.1.1.3.1 Investigation of Reaction Mechanisms of Proton Transfer (Theory) |
|
|
538 | (1) |
|
11.1.1.4 Direct Observation of Transition State (Methanol Solution of Indigodisulfonate Salt) |
|
|
539 | (3) |
|
11.1.1.5 Comparison between Experimental Results and Theoretical Results TD-B3LYP/6-311 ++G**//B3LYP/6311++G** |
|
|
542 | (5) |
|
|
547 | (2) |
|
|
547 | (1) |
|
|
547 | (2) |
|
Chapter 11.1.2 Environment-Dependent Ultrafast Photoisomerization Dynamics in AzoDye |
|
|
549 | (10) |
|
|
549 | (1) |
|
11.1.2.2 Experimental Section |
|
|
549 | (2) |
|
11.1.2.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
551 | (6) |
|
|
557 | (1) |
|
|
558 | (1) |
|
Chapter 11.1.3 Direct Observation of Denitrogenation Process of 2,3-diazabicyclo [ 2.2.1] hept-2-ene (DBH) Derivatives, Using a Visible 5-fs Pulse Laser |
|
|
559 | (8) |
|
|
559 | (1) |
|
|
560 | (1) |
|
11.1.3.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
560 | (1) |
|
11.1.3.3.1 Pump-Probe Experimental Results |
|
|
560 | (2) |
|
|
562 | (1) |
|
11.1.3.3.3 Denitrogenation Mechanism |
|
|
563 | (1) |
|
|
564 | (1) |
|
|
564 | (3) |
|
Chapter 11.1.4 Photo-Impulsive Reactions in the Electronic Ground State without Electronic Excitation: Non-Photo, Non-Thermal Chemical Reactions |
|
|
567 | (10) |
|
|
567 | (1) |
|
|
567 | (1) |
|
11.1.4.2.1 Few-Optical-Cycle Ultraviolet Pulses |
|
|
567 | (1) |
|
11.1.4.2.2 Few-Optical-Cycle Visible Pulses |
|
|
568 | (1) |
|
|
568 | (1) |
|
11.1.4.2.4 Pump-Probe Measurement |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
11.1.4.2.5 Quantum Chemical Calculation |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
11.1.4.3.1 Vibrational Dynamics in the Reaction under Few-Optical Cycle Ultraviolet Pulse Irradiation (See Figure 11.1.4.1a) |
|
|
569 | (1) |
|
11.1.4.3.2 Vibrational Dynamics in the Reaction under Few-Optical Cycle Visible Pulse Irradiation (See Figure 11.1.4.1c) |
|
|
570 | (1) |
|
11.1.4.3.3 Theoretical Vibrational Dynamics of the Photo- and Thermal Reactions |
|
|
571 | (2) |
|
|
573 | (1) |
|
11.1.4.4.1 Photochemically-Allowed Claisen Rearrangement of Allyl Phenyl Ether by Few-Optical-Cycle Ultraviolet Pulse Irradiation |
|
|
573 | (1) |
|
11.1.4.4.2 Thermally-Allowed Claisen Rearrangement of Allyl Phenyl Ether by Few-Optical-Cycle Visible Pulse Irradiation |
|
|
573 | (1) |
|
11.1.4.4.3 Non-Photo, Non-Thermal Chemical Reaction |
|
|
574 | (1) |
|
|
574 | (1) |
|
|
575 | (2) |
|
Chapter 11.1.5 The Reaction Mechanism of Claisen Rearrangement Obtained by Transition State Spectroscopy and Single Direct-Dynamics Trajectory |
|
|
577 | (8) |
|
|
577 | (1) |
|
11.1.5.2 Results and Discussions |
|
|
578 | (1) |
|
11.1.5.2.1 Transition State Spectroscopy of the Claisen Rearrangement of Allyl Vinyl Ether |
|
|
578 | (2) |
|
11.1.5.2.2 Single Direct-Dynamics Trajectory |
|
|
580 | (2) |
|
|
582 | (1) |
|
11.1.5.3.1 Visible 5-fs Laser System |
|
|
582 | (1) |
|
11.1.5.3.2 "The Reaction in the Electronic Ground State", Triggered by the Visible 5-fs Pulse |
|
|
582 | (1) |
|
|
583 | (2) |
|
|
583 | (2) |
|
Chapter 11.1.6 A New Reaction Mechanism of Claisen Rearrangement Induced by Few-Optical-Cycle Pulses: Demonstration of Nonthermal Chemistry by Femtosecond Vibrational Spectroscopy |
|
|
585 | (16) |
|
|
585 | (1) |
|
|
586 | (1) |
|
11.1.6.2.1 Visible Few-Optical-Cycle Pulses |
|
|
586 | (1) |
|
11.1.6.2.2 Ultraviolet Few-Optical-Cycle Pulses |
|
|
586 | (1) |
|
|
586 | (1) |
|
11.1.6.2.4 Pump-Probe Measurement |
|
|
587 | (1) |
|
11.1.6.2.5 Theoretical Calculation |
|
|
587 | (1) |
|
11.1.6.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
587 | (1) |
|
11.1.6.3.1 Claisen Rearrangement of Allyl Vinyl Ether |
|
|
587 | (4) |
|
11.1.6.3.2 Claisen Rearrangement of Allyl Phenyl Ether |
|
|
591 | (3) |
|
11.1.6.3.3 "Nonphoto Nonthermal Claisen Rearrangement" and Thermal Claisen Rearrangement |
|
|
594 | (2) |
|
|
596 | (1) |
|
|
596 | (5) |
|
SECTION 11.2 Material Processing |
|
|
|
Chapter 11.2.1 Magnetization Dynamics and the Mn3+ d-d Excitation of Hexagonal HoMnO3 Single Crystals Using Wavelength-Tunable Time-Resolved Femtosecond Spectroscopy |
|
|
601 | (8) |
|
|
601 | (2) |
|
|
603 | (1) |
|
11.2.1.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
603 | (4) |
|
|
607 | (1) |
|
|
607 | (2) |
|
Chapter 11.2.2 Ultrafast Thermoelastic Dynamics of HoMn03 Single Crystals Derived from Femtosecond Optical Pump-Probe Spectroscopy |
|
|
609 | (8) |
|
|
609 | (1) |
|
|
610 | (1) |
|
11.2.2.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
610 | (1) |
|
11.2.2.3.1 Temperature- and Wavelength-Dependent AR/R |
|
|
610 | (1) |
|
11.2.2.3.2 Attribution of the Negative Component in AR/R |
|
|
611 | (2) |
|
11.2.2.3.3 Attribution of the Oscillation Component in AR/R |
|
|
613 | (3) |
|
|
616 | (1) |
|
|
616 | (1) |
|
Chapter 11.2.3 Ultrafast Photoinduced Mechanical Strain in Epitaxial BiFe03 Thin Films |
|
|
617 | (6) |
|
|
617 | (1) |
|
|
618 | (1) |
|
11.2.3.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
618 | (3) |
|
|
621 | (1) |
|
|
622 | (1) |
|
Chapter 11.2.4 Femtosecond Laser-Induced Formation of Wurtzite Phase ZnSe Nanoparticles in Air |
|
|
623 | (6) |
|
|
623 | (1) |
|
|
623 | (1) |
|
11.2.4.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
624 | (3) |
|
|
627 | (1) |
|
|
627 | (2) |
|
Chapter 11.2.5 Controllable Subwavelength-Ripple and -Dot Structures on YBa2CuO3 Induced by Ultrashort Laser Pulses |
|
|
629 | (8) |
|
|
629 | (1) |
|
|
629 | (1) |
|
11.2.5.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
630 | (3) |
|
|
633 | (1) |
|
|
633 | (4) |
|
SECTION 12 Photobiological Reactions |
|
|
|
Chapter 12.1 Real-Time Vibrational Dynamics in Chlorophyll a Studied with a Few-Cycle Pulse Laser |
|
|
637 | (14) |
|
|
637 | (2) |
|
12.1.2 Materials and Methods |
|
|
639 | (1) |
|
12.1.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
640 | (1) |
|
12.1.3.1 Stationary Absorption and Fluorescence Spectra and Time-Resolved Difference Absorption Spectrum |
|
|
640 | (3) |
|
12.1.3.2 Ultrafast Dynamics of Vibrational Modes |
|
|
641 | (2) |
|
12.1.4 Theory and Discussion |
|
|
643 | (4) |
|
|
647 | (4) |
|
|
647 | (1) |
|
|
647 | (4) |
|
Chapter 12.2 Time-Resolved Spectroscopy of Ultrafast Photoisomerization of Octopus Rhodopsin Under Photoexcitation |
|
|
651 | (10) |
|
|
651 | (1) |
|
12.2.2 Experimental Methods |
|
|
652 | (7) |
|
12.2.2.1 Femtosecond Spectroscopy Apparatus |
|
|
652 | (1) |
|
|
653 | (1) |
|
12.2.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
653 | (1) |
|
12.2.3.1 Electronic Dynamics |
|
|
653 | (2) |
|
12.2.3.2 Vibration Dynamics |
|
|
655 | (4) |
|
|
659 | (2) |
|
|
659 | (2) |
|
Chapter 12.3 Schiff Base Proton Acceptor Assists Photoisomerization of Retinal Chromophores in Bacteriorhodopsin |
|
|
661 | |
|
|
661 | (1) |
|
12.3.2 Materials and Methods |
|
|
662 | |
|
12.3.2.1 Chemicals Used in This Study |
|
|
662 | (1) |
|
12.3.2.2 Plasmid Constructions |
|
|
662 | (1) |
|
12.3.2.3 Primers Used for Mutant Constructions |
|
|
663 | (1) |
|
12.3.2.4 Protein Purification |
|
|
663 | (1) |
|
12.3.2.5 Flash-Laser-Induced Photocycle Measurement |
|
|
663 | (1) |
|
12.3.2.6 Fast-Scan Transient Absorption Spectroscopy |
|
|
663 | (1) |
|
12.3.2.7 Visible Broadband Sub-10-Fs Pulse |
|
|
664 | (1) |
|
12.3.2.8 Software Employed in This Study |
|
|
664 | (1) |
|
12.3.3 Results and Discussion |
|
|
664 | (1) |
|
12.3.3.1 Sequence Alignment of HwBR and Other BRs |
|
|
664 | (1) |
|
12.3.3.2 Protein Constructions, Expression, Purification, and Ultraviolet-Visible Maximum Absorbance of Wild-Type, D93N, and D104N |
|
|
665 | (1) |
|
12.3.3.3 Ground-State Photocycle of Wild-Type, D93N, and D104N |
|
|
665 | (1) |
|
12.3.3.4 Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Wild-Type and Mutants of HwBR |
|
|
665 | (2) |
|
12.3.3.5 Global Fitting Using the Triple-Exponential Function |
|
|
667 | (4) |
|
12.3.3.6 Femtosecond 2D-CS |
|
|
671 | (2) |
|
12.3.3.7 Picosecond 2D-CS |
|
|
673 | (1) |
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12.3.3.8 Transient Absorption Spectroscopy of Wild-Types of HwBR, HmBRI, and HmBRII |
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674 | (1) |
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12.3.3.9 Global Fitting Using the Triple-Exponential Function |
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675 | (1) |
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12.3.3.10 Femtosecond 2D-CS |
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676 | (1) |
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12.3.3.11 Picosecond 2D-CS |
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677 | (1) |
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678 | (1) |
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