Time‐Resolved Molecular Imaging: Optical Imaging of Coherent Molecular Rotors (Laser Photonics Rev. 14(5)/2020)

Time‐Resolved Molecular Imaging: Optical Imaging of Coherent Molecular Rotors (Laser Photonics Rev. 14(5)/2020)

In article number 1900344, Jérémy Bert, Ilya Sh. Averbukh, Olivier Faucher, and co‐workers demonstrate a novel optical method for visualizing rapidly spinning molecules in the gas phase. The method is based on detecting the time‐dependent birefringence of the laser excited molecular gas, and it allo...

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Published in:Laser & photonics reviews Vol. 14; no. 5
Main Authors: Bert, Jérémy, Prost, Emilien, Tutunnikov, Ilia, Béjot, Pierre, Hertz, Edouard, Billard, Franck, Lavorel, Bruno, Steinitz, Uri, Averbukh, Ilya Sh, Faucher, Olivier
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 01-05-2020
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Summary:In article number 1900344, Jérémy Bert, Ilya Sh. Averbukh, Olivier Faucher, and co‐workers demonstrate a novel optical method for visualizing rapidly spinning molecules in the gas phase. The method is based on detecting the time‐dependent birefringence of the laser excited molecular gas, and it allows recording images similar to the one shown on the cover. A sequence of such images is combined into a high‐resolution molecular movie providing information on molecular orientation with a resolution of few tens of femtoseconds.
ISSN:1863-8880
1863-8899
DOI:10.1002/lpor.202070027