Development of mid-infrared spectroscopy with ultrabroaband coherent light source

• Project/Area Number: 24360030
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied optics/Quantum optical engineering
• Research Institution: Institute for Molecular Science
• Principal Investigator: FUJI Takao 分子科学研究所, 分子制御レーザー開発研究センター, 准教授 (20313207)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): SAITO Shinji 分子科学研究所, 理論計算分子科学研究領域, 教授 (70262847)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2014)
• Budget Amount: ¥19,240,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,440,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥7,280,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,680,000); Fiscal Year 2012: ¥9,620,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,220,000)
• Keywords: 超短光パルス / 赤外分光 / 波長変換 / 量子エレクトロニクス / 高性能レーザー / 応用光学・量子光工学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Supercontinuum in the mid-infrared spectral region (MIR, 500-4000 cm-1) is a highly attractive light source for studies in molecular science since a number of molecular vibrations have resonance in this wavelength region. Ultrabroadband MIR continuum generated by using filamentation in gases is one of the most promising light sources. We have applied the light source for single-shot detection of entire MIR spectra by using chirped pulse upconversion.
The technique has been applied to attenuated total reflectance MIR spectroscopy and ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy. Absorption spectra of liquids and reflectance change due to free carrier in the range from 200 to 5000cm-1 were measured with a visible spectrometer on a single-shot basis.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Controlling the carrier-envelope phase of single-cycle mid-infrared pulses with two-color filamentation (2015)
  • Author(s): Y. Nomura, Y.-T. Wang, A. Yabushita, C.-W. Luo, and T. Fuji
  • Journal Title: Optics Letters Volume: 40 Issue: 3 Pages: 423-426
  • DOI: 10.1364/ol.40.000423
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] 7フェムト秒中赤外光パルスの発生と分光計測応用 (2015)
  • Author(s): 藤貴夫, 野村雄高, 白井英登
  • Journal Title: 光学 Volume: 44 Pages: 68-73
  • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Real-Time Waveform Characterization by Using Frequency-Resolved Optical Gating Capable of Carrier-Envelope Phase Determination (2014)
  • Author(s): H. Shirai, Y. Nomura, and T. Fuji
  • Journal Title: IEEE Photonics Journal Volume: 6 Issue: 3 Pages: 3300212-3300212
  • DOI: 10.1109/jphot.2014.2319091
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Attenuated total reflectance spectroscopy with chirped-pulse upconversion (2014)
  • Author(s): H. Shirai, C. Duchesne, Y. Furutani, and T. Fuji
  • Journal Title: Optics Express Volume: 22 Issue: 24 Pages: 29611-29616
  • DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.029611
  • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] Frequency-resolved optical gating capable of carrier-envelope phase determination (2013)
  • Author(s): Yutaka Nomura, Hideto Shirai, Takao Fuji
  • Journal Title: Nature communications Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Pages: 2820-2820
  • DOI: 10.1038/ncomms3820
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Single-shot detection of mid-infrared spectra by chirped-pulse upconversion with four-wave difference frequency generation in gases (2013)
  • Author(s): Y Nomura, Y-T Wang, T Kozai, H Shirai, A Yabushita, C-W Luo, S Nakanishi, T Fuji
  • Journal Title: Optics Express Volume: 21 Issue: 15 Pages: 18249-18254
  • DOI: 10.1364/oe.21.018249
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Single-shot broadband mid-IR spectra measured in the visible via upconversion (2013)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji
  • Journal Title: Laser Focus World Volume: 49 Pages: 9-9
• [Journal Article] Generation of phase-stable sub-cycle mid-infrared pulses from filamentation in nitrogen (2013)
  • Author(s): T. Fuji, Y. Nomura
  • Journal Title: Applied Sciences Volume: 3 Issue: 1 Pages: 122-138
  • DOI: 10.3390/app3010122
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Generation of phase-stable half-cycle mid-infrared pulses through filamentation in gases (2013)
  • Author(s): Y. Nomura, T. Fuji, H. Shirai, N. Tsurumachi, A. A. Voronin, A.M.Zheltikov
  • Journal Title: EPJ Web of Conferences Volume: 41 Pages: 11003-11003
  • DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20134111003
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Frequency-resolved optical gating with electro-optic sampling (2013)
  • Author(s): T. Fuji, Y. Nomura, H. Shirai, N. Tsurumachi
  • Journal Title: EPJ Web of Conferences Volume: 41 Pages: 12001-12001
  • DOI: 10.1051/epjconf/20134112001
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Phase-stable sub-cycle mid-infrared conical emission from filamentation in gases (2012)
  • Author(s): Y. Nomura, H. Shirai, K. Ishii, N. Tsurumachi, A. A. Voronin, A. M. Zheltikov, T. Fuji
  • Journal Title: Optics Express Volume: 20 Issue: 22 Pages: 24741-24747
  • DOI: 10.1364/oe.20.024741
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] チャープパルス上方変換を使った減衰全反射赤外分光法 (2015)
  • Author(s): 白井英登、Constance Duchesne、古谷祐詞、藤 貴夫
  • Organizer: レーザー学会学術講演会第35回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東海大学、東京都港区
  • Year and Date: 2015-01-11 – 2015-01-12
• [Presentation] 超広帯域コヒーレント赤外光を使った高速赤外分光 (2014)
  • Author(s): 藤貴夫
  • Organizer: 日本分光学会中部支部講演会
  • Place of Presentation: 分子科学研究所、愛知県岡崎市
  • Year and Date: 2014-12-24
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Ultrabroadband infrared spectroscopy by chirped pulse upconversion (2014)
  • Author(s): T. Fuji, Y. Nomura, and H. Shirai
  • Organizer: PIERS2014
  • Place of Presentation: Guangzhou, China
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-25 – 2014-08-28
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Real-time lightwave measurement by using FROG capable of CEP determination with pulse-front tilt (2014)
  • Author(s): T Fuji, H. Shirai, and Y. Nomura
  • Organizer: CLEO2014
  • Place of Presentation: San Jose, CA USA
  • Year and Date: 2014-06-09 – 2014-06-13
• [Presentation] キャリア・エンベロープ位相も測定できる超短光パルス評価法 (2014)
  • Author(s): 藤貴夫、野村雄高、白井英登
  • Organizer: レーザ・量子エレクトロニクス研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 福井大学、福井県福井市
  • Year and Date: 2014-05-22 – 2014-05-23
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Real-time observation of single-cycle pulse waveforms by using FROG capable of CEP determination with pulse-front tilt (2014)
  • Author(s): T. Fuji and Y. Nomura and H. Shirai
  • Organizer: HILAS2014
  • Place of Presentation: Berlin, Germany
  • Invited
• [Presentation] Real-time full waveform characterization of single-cycle pulse using pulse front tilt (2013)
  • Author(s): Hideto Shirai and Yutaka Nomura, Takao Fuji
  • Organizer: A Peter Wall Colloquium Abroad and The 73rd Okazaki Conference on ``Coherent and Incoherent Wave Packet Dynamics''
  • Place of Presentation: Okazaki, Japan
• [Presentation] Mid-infrared chirped-pulse upconversion with four-wave difference frequency generation in gases (2013)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji, Yutaka Nomura, Yu-Ting Wang, Atsushi Yabushita, and Chih-Wei Luo
  • Organizer: CLEO2013
  • Place of Presentation: San Jose, CA, USA
• [Presentation] Complete waveform characterization of ultrashort pulses (2013)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji and Yutaka Nomura
  • Organizer: CLEO2013
  • Place of Presentation: San Jose, CA, USA
• [Presentation] Single-shot detection of mid-infrared spectra by chirped-pulse upconversion with four-wave difference frequency generation in gases (2013)
  • Author(s): T. Fuji, Y. Nomura, Y.-T. Wang, A. Yabushita, and C.-W. Luo
  • Organizer: CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2013
  • Place of Presentation: Munich, Germany
• [Presentation] Carrier-envelope phase of ultrashort pulses generated by optical rectification process (2013)
  • Author(s): T. Fuji and Y. Nomura and Y.-T. Wang and A. Yabushita and C.-W. Luo
  • Organizer: CLEO/Europe-IQEC 2013
  • Place of Presentation: Munich, Germany
• [Presentation] Chirped-pulse upconversion of mid-infrared pulses with four-wave difference frequency generation in gases (2013)
  • Author(s): T. Fuji, Y. Nomura, Y.-T. Wang, A. Yabushita, C.-W. Luo, T. Kohzai, and S. Nakanishi
  • Organizer: CLEO-PR & OECC/PS 2013
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
• [Presentation] Pulse characterization with absolute carrier-envelope phase value (2013)
  • Author(s): T. Fuji and Y. Nomura
  • Organizer: CLEO-PR & OECC/PS 2013
  • Place of Presentation: Kyoto, Japan
• [Presentation] Generation of ultrabroadband infrared continuum by using four-wave mixing through filamentation (2013)
  • Author(s): Takao Fuji and Yutaka Nomura
  • Organizer: Short Pulse Strong Field Laser Physics International Symposium Honoring See Leang Chin
  • Place of Presentation: Quebec City, Canada
  • Invited
• [Presentation] 超短光パルスの振動電場を測定する新しい方法 (2012)
  • Author(s): 藤貴夫
  • Organizer: 分子研研究会「新しい光の創成と物質科学-精密計測と操作への展開」
  • Place of Presentation: 岡崎コンファレンスセンター(愛知県岡崎市)(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2012-10-12
• [Presentation] Phase-stable half-cycle mid-infrared pulses generated through filamentation in gases (2012)
  • Author(s): T. Fuji
  • Organizer: COFIL2012, invited
  • Place of Presentation: Tucson (アメリカ合衆国)
  • Year and Date: 2012-10-09
• [Presentation] Generation of half-cycle mid-infrared pulses through filamentation in gases (2012)
  • Author(s): T. Fuji
  • Organizer: LPHYS'12, 5.2.1, invited
  • Place of Presentation: Calgary (カナダ)
  • Year and Date: 2012-07-23
• [Presentation] Frequency-resolved optical gating with electro-optic sampling (2012)
  • Author(s): T. Fuji, Y. Nomura, H. Shirai, N. Tsurumachi
  • Organizer: Ultrafast Phenomena 2012, TUE.2B.5, oral
  • Place of Presentation: Lausanne (スイス)
  • Year and Date: 2012-07-10
• [Presentation] Generation of phase-stable half-cycle mid-infrared pulses through filamentstion in gases (2012)
  • Author(s): Y. Nomura, T. Fuji,H.Shirai, K. Ishii, N. Tsurumachi, A. A. Voronin, A.M.Zheltikov
  • Organizer: Ultrafast Phenomena 2012, MON.PI.9, poster
  • Place of Presentation: Lausanne (スイス)
  • Year and Date: 2012-07-09
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.ims.ac.jp/know/light/fuji/fuji.html
• [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 赤外光スペクトル計測装置及び方法 (2014)
  • Inventor(s): 藤貴夫、野村雄高
  • Industrial Property Rights Holder: 自然科学研究機構
  • Industrial Property Rights Type: 特許
  • Filing Date: 2014-01-24
  • Overseas
• [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] 光パルスの強度と位相を測定する方法及び装置 (2012)
  • Inventor(s): 藤貴夫、野村雄高
  • Industrial Property Rights Holder: 自然科学研究機構
  • Industrial Property Number: 2012-101276
  • Filing Date: 2012-04-26