FEMTOSECOND MULTIPLE-PULSE IMPULSIVE STIMULATED RAMAN-SCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY

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作者
WEINER, AM [1 ]
LEAIRD, DE [1 ]
WIEDERRECHT, GP [1 ]
NELSON, KA [1 ]
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[1] MIT,DEPT CHEM,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
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10.1364/JOSAB.8.001264
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O43 [光学];
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070207 ; 0803 ;
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Optical control of elementary molecular motion through impulsive stimulated Raman scattering is enhanced by means of timed sequences of femtosecond pulses that are produced by pulse-shaping techniques. In particular, terahertz-rate trains of femtosecond pulses are used for repetitive impulsive excitation of individual phonon modes in an alpha-perylene molecular crystal. When the pulse repetition rate is matched to the desired phonon frequency, mode-selective vibrational amplification is achieved. A comparison of data acquired with the transient-grating and the pump-probe experimental geometries reveals the timing dynamics of the induced phonon oscillations with respect to the driving femtosecond pulse sequence.
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