Title :
High resolution two photon excitation spectroscopy by pulse shaping an ultrabroad bandwidth femtosecond laser
Author :
Xu, Bingwei ; Coello, Yves ; Lozovoy, Vadim V. ; Dantus, Marcos
Author_Institution :
Michigan State University, Department of Chemistry. East Lansing, 48824, USA
Abstract :
High-resolution two-photon excitation spectroscopy of natural and synthetic fluorescent biological molecules is demonstrated using an ultra-broad-bandwidth (over 400 nm) femtosecond laser. Selective excitation was achieved using a series of specially designed phase and amplitude masks.
Keywords :
Bandwidth; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse shaping; Phase distortion; Pulse shaping methods; Spectroscopy; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431794
