Exciton transport in molecular aggregates–from natural antennas to synthetic chromophore systems

T Brixner, R Hildner, J Köhler… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The transport of excitation energy in molecular aggregates is of crucial importance for the
function of organic optoelectronic devices and next‐generation solar cells. First, this review …

Ultrafast dynamics of single molecules

D Brinks, R Hildner, EMHP Van Dijk… - Chemical Society …, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The detection of individual molecules has found widespread application in molecular
biology, photochemistry, polymer chemistry, quantum optics and super-resolution …

Quantum coherent energy transfer over varying pathways in single light-harvesting complexes

R Hildner, D Brinks, JB Nieder, RJ Cogdell… - Science, 2013 - science.org
The initial steps of photosynthesis comprise the absorption of sunlight by pigment-protein
antenna complexes followed by rapid and highly efficient funneling of excitation energy to a …

Quantum coherence effect in the interaction of light and molecules

Y Song, C Qin, S Dong, X Li, A Wei… - Laser & Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the quantum coherence effects is crucial for their promising applications,
such as engineering artificial photosynthesis, manipulating chemical reactions, and …

Spatiotemporal metrology of broadband optical pulses

C Dorrer - IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurately characterizing the field of broadband optical pulses is required for develo**
new optical sources, performing successful experiments, and interpreting experimental …

Degradation of femtosecond petawatt laser beams: Spatio-temporal/spectral coupling induced by wavefront errors of compression gratings

Z Li, K Tsubakimoto, H Yoshida, Y Nakata… - Applied Physics …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Recently, several petawatt (PW, 10 15 W) lasers with pulse duration of∼ 20–30 fs
have been introduced throughout the world, pushing the upper limit on laser peak power …

Ultrafast meets ultrasmall: controlling nanoantennas and molecules

L Piatkowski, N Accanto, NF van Hulst - Acs Photonics, 2016 - ACS Publications
We present a review on the advances of pulse control and ultrafast coherent excitation of
both plasmonic nanoantennas and individual molecular systems, primarily based on the …

Chirped pulses meet quantum dots: innovations, challenges, and future perspectives

F Kappe, Y Karli, G Wilbur, RG Krämer… - Advanced Quantum …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Shaped laser pulses have been remarkably effective in investigating various aspects of light–
matter interactions spanning a broad range of research. Chirped laser pulses exhibiting a …

Phase control of femtosecond pulses on the nanoscale using second harmonic nanoparticles

N Accanto, JB Nieder, L Piatkowski… - Light: Science & …, 2014 - nature.com
Investigations of ultrafast processes occurring on the nanoscale require a combination of
femtosecond pulses and nanometer spatial resolution. However, controlling femtosecond …

High-sensitivity fluorescence-detected multidimensional electronic spectroscopy through continuous pump–probe delay scan

A Sahu, VN Bhat, S Patra, V Tiwari - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Fluorescence-detected multidimensional electronic spectroscopy (fMES) promises high
sensitivity compared to conventional approaches and is an emerging spectroscopic …