Ultrafast real-time vibronic coupling of a breather soliton in trans-polyacetylene using a few cycle pulse

Author

Kobayashi, Takayoshi ; Teramoto, Takahiro ; Kobryanskii, Valerii M. ; Taneichi, Takashi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Phys. & Chem., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Chofu, Japan

fYear

2009

fDate

2-4 June 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

The ultrafast electron-phonon coupling dynamics due to a breather soliton inducing amplitude and frequency modulations after photoexcitation in trans-polyacetylene was observed by ultrafast multicolor spectroscopy. The results were in good agreement with recent theoretical predictions.

Keywords

amplitude modulation; conducting polymers; electron-phonon interactions; frequency modulation; high-speed optical techniques; optical modulation; optical solitons; photoexcitation; amplitude modulation; breather soliton; electron-phonon coupling dynamics; frequency modulation; photoexcitation; trans-polyacetylene; ultrafast multicolor spectroscopy; ultrafast real-time vibronic coupling; Bonding; Chemical lasers; Intensity modulation; Optical coupling; Optical polymers; Optical pulses; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Solitons; Spectroscopy; (300.6250) Spectroscopy, condensed matter; (300.6530) Spectroscopy, ultrafast;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-55752-869-8

Type

conf

Filename

5224836