Title

Experiment and analysis of two-photon absorption spectroscopy using a white-light continuum probe

Authors

Authors

R. A. Negres; J. M. Hales; D. J. Hagan;E. W. Van Stryland

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Abbreviated Journal Title

IEEE J. Quantum Electron.

Keywords

nonlinear transmission; nonlinear wave propagation; two-photon; absorption coefficient; two-photon absorption cross section; white-light; continuum; 2-PHOTON ABSORPTION; PUMP-PROBE; TRANSIENT ABSORPTION; PULSES; PHASE; EXCITATION; SOLIDS; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

Abstract

We present an experimental technique along with the method of data analysis to give nondegenerate two-photon absorption (2PA) spectra. We use a femtosecond pump pulse and a white-light continuum (WLC) probe to rapidly generate the 2PA spectra of a variety of materials. In order to analyze data taken with this method, the spectral and temporal characteristics of the WLC must be known, along with the linear dispersion of the sample. This allows determination of the temporal walk-off of the pump and probe pulses as a function of frequency caused by group-velocity mismatch. Data correction can then be performed to obtain the nonlinear losses. We derive an analytical formula for the normalized nonlinear transmittance that is valid under quite general experimental parameters. We verify this on ZnS and use it for the determination of 2PA spectra of some organic compounds in solution. We also compare some of the data on organics with two-photon fluorescence data and find good agreement.

Journal Title

Ieee Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volume

38

Issue/Number

9

Publication Date

1-1-2002

Document Type

Article

Language

English

First Page

1205

Last Page

1216

WOS Identifier

WOS:000177641100009

ISSN

0018-9197

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