Title :
Femtosecond pump-probe spectral interferometry with high spatial resolution using the solid immersion lens
Author :
Otsuka, K. ; Suzuki, S. ; Tanabe, T. ; Fujii, Y. ; Kannari, F.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Keio Univ., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
Dynamic changes in spatially localized optical absorption and refractive index of vanadyl phthalocyanine thin films were measured by femtosecond Fourier transform spectral interferometry. A solid immersion lens was used to improve the spatial resolution down to 840 nm.
Keywords :
Fourier transform spectroscopy; high-speed optical techniques; lenses; light interferometry; optical films; optical pumping; optical resolving power; organic compounds; reflectivity; refractive index measurement; time resolved spectra; time resolved spectroscopy; 840 nm; dynamic changes; femtosecond Fourier transform spectral interferometry; femtosecond pump-probe spectral interferometry; high spatial resolution; refractive index; solid immersion lens; spatially localized optical absorption; vanadyl phthalocyanine thin films; Absorption; Lenses; Optical films; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Solids; Spatial resolution; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.970865
