Title :
Femtosecond hydrogen bond dynamics by spectrally- and time-resolved vibrational sum frequency generation
Author :
Bordenyuk, Andrey N. ; Benderskii, Alexander V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem., Wayne State Univ., Detroit, MI, USA
Abstract :
Time- and frequency-domain 3-wave mixing spectroscopy is developed as a surface-selective nonlinear technique capable of measuring spectral evolution of vibrational coherences. Hydrogen bond dynamics of interfacial water is observed to proceed on 100 fs timescale.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; hydrogen bonds; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; vibrational states; 100 fs; 3-wave mixing; femtosecond hydrogen bond dynamics; frequency-domain spectroscopy; interfacial water; spectral evolution; surface-selective nonlinear technique; time-resolved vibrational sum frequency generation; vibrational coherences; Bonding; Delay effects; Frequency measurement; Hydrogen; Optical pulses; Optical surface waves; Polarization; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics; Vibration measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549316
