Generation of 10 fs deep-ultraviolet pulses for photoelectron imaging spectroscopy

2008 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 19686008
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Applied optics/Quantum optical engineering
• Research Institution: The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
• Principal Investigator: FUJI Takao The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 鈴木化学反応研究室, 専任研究員 (20313207)
• Project Period (FY): 2007 – 2008
• Keywords: 超短光パルス / 深紫外光 / 光電子分光 / フィラメンテーション / 四光波混合 / 非線形光学現象 / 物理化学 / 分子

Research Abstract

光化学反応過程を直接的に測定する強力な手法である光電子イメージング分光に適した深紫外超短光パルス発生装置を開発した。超短光パルスが気体中を集光されたまま伝播するフィラメンテーションという現象を使って、パルス幅を短く保ったまま、近赤外から深紫外へ効率の高い波長変換を行うことに成功した。発生された10fs程度のパルスを使って、これまでの多原子分子の光電子分光の時間分解能を一桁向上させることができた。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Generation of sub-20-fs, two-color deep-ultraviolet pulses by four-wave mixing through filamentation in gases (2009)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji, Takuya Horio, Toshinori Suzuki
  • Journal Title: Ultrafast Phenomena XVI, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference Series 92(掲載予定)
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Generation of 12 fs deep-ultraviolet pulses by four-wave mixing through filamentation in neon gas (2007)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji, Takuya Horio, Toshinori Suzuki
  • Journal Title: Optics Letters 32 Pages: 2481-2483
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Generation of sub-two-cycle mid-infrared pulses by four-wave mixing through filamentation in air (2007)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji, Toshinori Suzuki
  • Journal Title: Optics Letters 32 Pages: 3330-3332
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Frequency conversion of ultrashort pulses through filamentation in gases (2009)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji, Takuya Horio, Toshinori Suzuki
  • Organizer: CLEO/Europe (招待講演)
  • Place of Presentation: Muenchen
  • Year and Date: 2009-06-18
• [Presentation] Photoelectron spectroscopy for polyatomic molecules with 22-fs time resolution (2009)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji, Takuya Horio, Toshinori Suzuki
  • Organizer: CLEO/Europe
  • Place of Presentation: Muenchen
  • Year and Date: 2009-06-17
• [Presentation] フィラメンテーションを用いた高効率四光波混合による超短深紫外光パルス発生 (2009)
  • Author(s): 藤貴夫, 堀尾琢哉, 鈴木俊法
  • Organizer: レーザー学会 (招待講演)
  • Place of Presentation: 徳島
  • Year and Date: 2009-01-11
• [Presentation] Generation of sub-20-fs, two-color deep-ultraviolet pulses by four-wave mixing through filamentation in gases (2008)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji, Takuya Horio, Toshinori Suzuki
  • Organizer: Ultrafast Phenomena XVI
  • Place of Presentation: Streasa, Italy
  • Year and Date: 2008-06-25
• [Presentation] Generation of sub-two-cycle pulses in mid-infrared region by four-wave rectification in air (2008)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji, Toshinori Suzuki
  • Organizer: CLEO2008
  • Place of Presentation: SanJose
  • Year and Date: 2008-05-09
• [Presentation] 10fs深紫外光パルスを用いた光電子イメージング分光装置の開発 (2007)
  • Author(s): 藤貴夫, 堀尾琢哉, 鈴木俊法
  • Organizer: 分子科学会
  • Place of Presentation: 仙台
  • Year and Date: 2007-09-20
• [Presentation] Intense deep-ultraviolet 10-fs pulses generated through filamentation in gases (2007)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji, Takuya Horio, Toshinori Suzuki
  • Organizer: CLEO/Europe
  • Place of Presentation: Muenchen
  • Year and Date: 2007-06-17
• [Presentation] Generation of intense deep-ultraviolet 10-fs pulses by four-wave mixing through filamentation in gases (2007)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji, Takuya Horio, Toshinori Suzuki
  • Organizer: CLEO2007
  • Place of Presentation: Baltimore
  • Year and Date: 2007-05-06
• [Presentation] Generation of ultrashort deep-UV pulses through multi-color filamentation
  • Author(s): T. Fuji, E. E. Serebryannikov, A. Zheltikov, T. Horio, T. Suzuki
  • Organizer: CLEO/Pacific Rim (招待講演)
  • Place of Presentation: 上海