One- and Two-Photon Stimulated Emission Depletion of a Sulfonyl-Containing Fluorene Derivative

    Authors

    K. D. Belfield; M. V. Bondar; C. O. Yanez; F. E. Hernandez;O. V. Przhonska

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Phys. Chem. B

    Keywords

    FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONLINEAR ABSORPTION; ANISOTROPY; FIELD; Chemistry, Physical

    Abstract

    One- and two-photon stimulated en-fission transitions were investigated by the fluorescence quenching of a sulfonyl-containing fluorene compound, 2,7-bis(4-(phenylsulfonyl)styryl)-9,9-didecyl-9H-fluorene (1), in solution at room temperature using a picosecond pump-probe technique. The nature of stimulated transitions under various fluorescence excitation and quenching conditions was analyzed theoretically, and good agreement with experimental data was demonstrated. Two-photon stimulated transitions S(1) - > S(0) were shown for 1 at lambda(q) = 1064 nm, representing the first report of two-photon stimulated emission depletion (STED) in a molecular system. The two-photon stimulated emission cross section, delta(2PE)(lambda(q)), of fluorene 1 was estimated to be similar to 240-280 GM, suggesting that this compound may be a good candidate for use in two-photon STED microscopy.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Physical Chemistry B

    Volume

    113

    Issue/Number

    20

    Publication Date

    1-1-2009

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    7101

    Last Page

    7106

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000266093700011

    ISSN

    1520-6106

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