Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science -- February 2010

Options for selected Articles

View MyArticles

Check Article(s) then ... ------------------------- Add to: - myArticles - Shopping Cart ------------------------- Download Citation(s) in: - BibTeX - EndNote ® (generic) - EndNote ® (RIS) ------------------------- View Citation(s) in: - BibTeX - EndNote ® (generic) - EndNote ® (RIS) - Medline - Plain Text - RefWorks

Select up to 20 articles at a time.

ULTRAFAST METHODS AND MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

Gas-phase single-shot thermometry at 1 kHz using fs-CARS spectroscopy
Sukesh Roy, Waruna D. Kulatilaka, Daniel R. Richardson, Robert P. Lucht, and James R. Gord
Optics Letters   34, 3857-3859 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Development of a nonlinear nanoprobe for interferometric autocorrelation based characterization of ultrashort optical pulses
Haifeng Li, Yaoshun Jia, Qian Xu, Kebin Shi, Jian Wu, Peter C. Eklund, Yong Xu, and Zhiwen Liu
Applied Physics Letters   96, 021103 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (298 kB)  ] Order

Ultrafast gated imaging of laser produced plasmas using the optical Kerr effect
D. R. Symes, U. Wegner, H.-C. Ahlswede, M. J. V. Streeter, P. L. Gallegos, E. J. Divall, R. A. Smith, P. P. Rajeev, and D. Neely
Applied Physics Letters   96, 011109 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (366 kB)  ] Order

Two-photon fluorescence excitation with a microlens fabricated on the fused silica chip by femtosecond laser micromachining
Fei He, Ya Cheng, Lingling Qiao, Chen Wang, Zhizhan Xu, Koji Sugioka, Katsumi Midorikawa, and Ji Wu
Applied Physics Letters   96, 041108 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (292 kB)  ] Order

Mechanisms of femtosecond laser-induced refractive index modification of poly(methyl methacrylate)
Alexandra Baum, Patricia J. Scully, Walter Perrie, Dun Liu, and Valerio Lucarini
Journal of the Optical Society of America B   27, 107-111 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

High-speed, high-resolution, and large-scanning-range three-dimensional optical measurement system using a wavelength-tunable orthogonally polarized ultrashort twin pulse source
Takefumi Ohta, Norihiko Nishizawa, Tetsuya Ozawa, and Kazuyoshi Itoh
Journal of the Optical Society of America B   27, 141-147 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Control of the optical Kerr effect in chirped-pulse-amplification systems using model-based phase shaping
D. N. Schimpf, E. Seise, T. Eidam, J. Limpert, and A. Tünnermann
Optics Letters   34, 3788-3790 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

All-optical tunable pulse frequency chirp via slow light
Gil Fanjoux and Thibaut Sylvestre
Optics Letters   34, 3824-3826 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Picosecond optical vortex converted from multigigahertz self-mode-locked high-order Hermite–Gaussian Nd:GdVO₄ lasers
H. C. Liang, Y. J. Huang, Y. C. Lin, T. H. Lu, Y. F. Chen, and K. F. Huang
Optics Letters   34, 3842-3844 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Sub-two-cycle pulses by soliton self-compression in highly nonlinear photonic crystal fibers
A. A. Amorim, M. V. Tognetti, P. Oliveira, J. L. Silva, L. M. Bernardo, F. X. Kärtner, and H. M. Crespo
Optics Letters   34, 3851-3853 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Spatiotemporal amplitude and phase retrieval of space-time coupled ultrashort pulses using the Shackled-FROG technique
Eleonora Rubino, Daniele Faccio, Luca Tartara, Philip K. Bates, Olivier Chalus, Matteo Clerici, Fabio Bonaretti, Jens Biegert, and Paolo Di Trapani
Optics Letters   34, 3854-3856 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Mode locking of ceramic Nd:yttrium aluminum garnet with graphene as a saturable absorber
W. D. Tan, C. Y. Su, R. J. Knize, G. Q. Xie, L. J. Li, and D. Y. Tang
Applied Physics Letters   96, 031106 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (210 kB)  ] Order

Dual-comb electric-field cross-correlation technique for optical arbitrary waveform characterization
Fahmida Ferdous, Daniel E. Leaird, Chen-Bin Huang, and A. M. Weiner
Optics Letters   34, 3875-3877 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Molecular-alignment-assisted high-energy supercontinuum pulse generation in air
Hua Cai, Jian Wu, Xueshi Bai, Haifeng Pan, and Heping Zeng
Optics Letters   35, 49-51 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Second and third harmonics and flattened supercontinuum generation in tellurite microstructured fibers
Guanshi Qin, Meisong Liao, Chitrarekha Chaudhari, Xin Yan, Chihiro Kito, Takenobu Suzuki, and Yasutake Ohishi
Optics Letters   35, 58-60 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Applying genetic algorithm optimization to a folded geometry acousto-optic modulated spatial pulse shaper
Amit Nag, Prasad A. Chaphekar, and Debabrata Goswami
Review of Scientific Instruments   81, 013101 (2010) (9 pages)   
Abstract [ PDF  (1076 kB)  ] Order

Intensity correlation measurement system by picosecond single shot soft x-ray laser
Maki Kishimoto, Kazumichi Namikawa, Kouta Sukegawa, Hiroshi Yamatani, Noboru Hasegawa, and Momoko Tanaka
Review of Scientific Instruments   81, 013905 (2010) (5 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ PDF  (418 kB)  ] Order

Selective excitation of femtosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering in the mixture by phase-modulated pump and probe pulses
Shian Zhang, Hui Zhang, Tianqing Jia, Zugeng Wang, and Zhenrong Sun
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 044505 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (157 kB)  ] Order

Magic wavelengths for terahertz clock transitions
Xiaoji Zhou, Xia Xu, Xuzong Chen, and Jingbiao Chen
Physical Review A   81, 012115 (2010) (7 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Waveguide-saturable absorber fabricated by femtosecond pulses in YAG:Cr⁴⁺ crystal for Q-switched operation of Yb-fiber laser
Andrey G. Okhrimchuk, Vladimir K. Mezentsev, Vladislav V. Dvoyrin, Andrey S. Kurkov, Evgeny M. Sholokhov, Sergey K. Turitsyn, Alexander V. Shestakov, and Ian Bennion
Optics Letters   34, 3881-3883 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Suppression of FM-to-AM conversion in third-harmonic generation at the retracing point of a crystal
Yisheng Yang, Bin Feng, Wei Han, Wanguo Zheng, Fuquan Li, and Jichun Tan
Optics Letters   34, 3848-3850 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Polarization and phase pulse shaping applied to structural contrast in nonlinear microscopy imaging
Peter Schön, Martin Behrndt, Dora Aït-Belkacem, Hervé Rigneault, and Sophie Brasselet
Physical Review A   81, 013809 (2010) (11 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Propagation of a strong x-ray pulse: Pulse compression, stimulated Raman scattering, amplified spontaneous emission, lasing without inversion, and four-wave mixing
Yu-Ping Sun, Ji-Cai Liu, Chuan-Kui Wang, and Faris Gel'mukhanov
Physical Review A   81, 013812 (2010) (11 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Boosted X Waves in Nonlinear Optical Systems
Edward Arévalo
Physical Review Letters   104, 023902 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Time-domain terahertz spectroscopy based on asynchronous optical sampling with femtosecond semiconductor disk laser
R. Gebs, P. Klopp, G. Klatt, T. Dekorsy, U. Griebner, and A. Bartels
Electronics Letters   46, 75-77 (2010)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Sectioned HTML PDF  (168 kB)  ] Order

Velocity distribution function of sputtered Cu atoms obtained by time resolved optical absorption spectroscopy
Namjun Kang, Soo-ghee Oh, Freddy Gaboriau, and André Ricard
Review of Scientific Instruments   81, 013102 (2010) (5 pages)   
Abstract [ PDF  (283 kB)  ] Order

SOURCES

Generation of intense frequency-tunable few-cycle femtosecond pulses in hollow fiber
Fengjiao Zhong, Hongbing Jiang, and Qihuang Gong
Journal of the Optical Society of America B   27, 128-131 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Stabilization of a self-referenced, prism-based, Cr:forsterite laser frequency comb using an intracavity prism
Karl A. Tillman, Rajesh Thapa, Kevin Knabe, Shun Wu, Jinkang Lim, Brian R. Washburn, and Kristan L. Corwin
Applied Optics   48, 6980-6989 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Mode locking of an external-cavity bisection GaInN blue-violet laser diode producing 3 ps duration optical pulses
Kyosuke Saito, Hideki Watanabe, Takao Miyajima, Masao Ikeda, and Hiroyuki Yokoyama
Applied Physics Letters   96, 031112 (2010) (2 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (101 kB)  ] Order

Numerical analysis of a sub-picosecond thin-disk laser oscillator with active multipass geometry showing a variation of pulse duration within one round trip
Joerg Neuhaus, Dominik Bauer, Jochen Kleinbauer, Alexander Killi, Dirk H. Sutter, and Thomas Dekorsy
Journal of the Optical Society of America B   27, 65-71 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Many-body effects in the population dynamics of terahertz quantum cascade lasers
F. Wang, X. G. Guo, and J. C. Cao
Physical Review B   81, 045308 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Control of Electron Localization in Deuterium Molecular Ions using an Attosecond Pulse Train and a Many-Cycle Infrared Pulse
K. P. Singh, F. He, P. Ranitovic, W. Cao, S. De, D. Ray, S. Chen, U. Thumm, A. Becker, M. M. Murnane, H. C. Kapteyn, I. V. Litvinyuk, and C. L. Cocke
Physical Review Letters   104, 023001 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Spectral modulation of ultraviolet femtosecond laser pulse by molecular alignment of CO₂, O₂, and N₂
Yongdong Wang, Xiaomin Dai, Jian Wu, Liang'en Ding, and Heping Zeng
Applied Physics Letters   96, 031105 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (214 kB)  ] Order

Experimental Evidence of Short Light Pulse Amplification Using Strong-Coupling Stimulated Brillouin Scattering in the Pump Depletion Regime
L. Lancia, J.-R. Marquès, M. Nakatsutsumi, C. Riconda, S. Weber, S. Hüller, A. Mančić, P. Antici, V. T. Tikhonchuk, A. Héron, P. Audebert, and J. Fuchs
Physical Review Letters   104, 025001 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

CHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS

The influence of rotational diffusion on transient anisotropy in ultrafast experiments
Oliver Schalk and Andreas N. Unterreiner
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics   12, 655-666 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Signatures of coherent vibrational energy transfer in IR and Raman line shapes for liquid water
Mino Yang and J. L. Skinner
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics   12, 982-991 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Two-dimensional electronic spectra from the hierarchical equations of motion method: Application to model dimers
Liping Chen, Renhui Zheng, Qiang Shi, and YiJing Yan
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 024505 (2010) (10 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (1024 kB)  ] Order

Nanocrystalline structure of nanobump generated by localized photoexcitation of metal film
Dmitriy S. Ivanov, Zhibin Lin, Baerbel Rethfeld, Gerard M. O'Connor, Thomas J. Glynn, and Leonid V. Zhigilei
Journal of Applied Physics   107, 013519 (2010) (7 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (1285 kB)  ] Order

Enhancement of femtosecond laser-induced nucleation of protein in a gel solution
Ryota Murai, Hiroshi Y. Yoshikawa, Yoshinori Takahashi, Mihoko Maruyama, Shigeru Sugiyama, Gen Sazaki, Hiroaki Adachi, Kazufumi Takano, Hiroyoshi Matsumura, Satoshi Murakami, Tsuyoshi Inoue, and Yusuke Mori
Applied Physics Letters   96, 043702 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (316 kB)  ] Order

Proton transfer reactions in nanoscopic polar domains: 3-hydroxyflavone in AOT reverse micelles
Saswati Basu, Samiran Mondal, and Debabrata Mandal
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 034701 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (653 kB)  ] Order

Ring polymer molecular dynamics beyond the linear response regime: Excess electron injection and trapping in liquids
Artur R. Menzeleev and Thomas F. Miller, III
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 034106 (2010) (13 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (1648 kB)  ] Order

Role of the triplet state in the green emission peak of polyfluorene films: A time evolution study
S. Mukhopadhyay, S. Ramasesha, and S. Guha
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 044104 (2010) (12 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (720 kB)  ] Order

Ultrafast relaxation and 2D IR of the aqueous trifluorocarboxylate ion
Daniel G. Kuroda, Dmitriy Yu. Vorobyev, and Robin M. Hochstrasser
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 044501 (2010) (10 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (830 kB)  ] Order

Ultrafast energy transfer within pyropheophorbide-a tethered to self-assembling DNA quadruplex
Jianfeng Cai, Dariusz M. Niedzwiedzki, Harry A. Frank, and Andrew D. Hamilton
Chemical Communications   46, 544-546 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

In vivo Ultrahigh-Resolution Ophthalmic Optical Coherence Tomography Using Gaussian-Shaped Supercontinuum
Masahiro Nishiura, Toshihiro Kobayashi, Muneyuki Adachi, Jun Nakanishi, Tokio Ueno, Yasuki Ito, and Norihiko Nishizawa
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics   49, 012701 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

The structure of adenine monohydrates studied by femtosecond multiphoton ionization detected IR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations
Yevgeniy Nosenko, Maksim Kunitski, Christoph Riehn, Philipp H. P. Harbach, Andreas Dreuw, and Bernhard Brutschy
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics   12, 863-870 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Investigating the vibrational dynamics of a 17e^- metallocarbonyl intermediate using ultrafast two dimensional infrared spectroscopy
Rafal Kania, Andrew I. Stewart, Ian P. Clark, Gregory M. Greetham, Anthony W. Parker, Michael Towrie, and Neil T. Hunt
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics   12, 1051-1063 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS

Optical phase and the ionization-dissociation dynamics of excited H₂
A. Kirrander, H. H. Fielding, and Ch. Jungen
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 024313 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (172 kB)  ] Order

Quantum gate operations using midinfrared binary shaped pulses on the rovibrational states of carbon monoxide
Ryan R. Zaari and Alex Brown
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 014307 (2010) (9 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (2536 kB)  ] Order

Space-time contours to treat intense field-dressed molecular states
Amit K. Paul, Satrajit Adhikari, and Michael Baer
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 034303 (2010) (10 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (1428 kB)  ] Order

Three phonon decay mode of the 1136-cm⁻¹ ₃ vibration of oxygen in silicon
Gordon Davies, G. Liaugaudas, N. Q. Vinh, and K. Litvinenko
Physical Review B   81, 033201 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Simple model of self-supported deformed states of isolated atoms
Iwo Bialynicki-Birula and Zofia Bialynicka-Birula
Physical Review A   81, 012121 (2010) (9 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Half-cycle-pulse-train induced state redistribution of Rydberg atoms
P. K. Mandal and A. Speck
Physical Review A   81, 013401 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Intense field ionization of diatomic molecules: Two-center interference and tunneling
Y. J. Chen and Bambi Hu
Physical Review A   81, 013411 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

H photodissociation by an intense pulsed photonic Fock state
Amit K. Paul, Satrajit Adhikari, Michael Baer, and Roi Baer
Physical Review A   81, 013412 (2010) (10 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Lorentz force on an electron in a strong plane-wave laser field and the low-frequency limit for ionization
Jarosaw H. Bauer
Physical Review A   81, 013414 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Manipulating harmonic emission with excited states of N₂
Yuquan Wang (王玉铨), Deying Chen (陈德应), Yuanqin Xia (夏元钦), Rongwei Fan (樊荣伟), and Faming Lu (卢发铭)
Physical Review A   81, 013830 (2010) (8 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Polarization Effects in Attosecond Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Jan Conrad Baggesen and Lars Bojer Madsen
Physical Review Letters   104, 043602 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Enhanced ionization of hydrogen molecular ions in an intense laser field via a multiphoton resonance
Ying-Jun Jin, Xiao-Min Tong, and Nobuyuki Toshima
Physical Review A   81, 013408 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Inducing elliptically polarized high-order harmonics from aligned molecules with linearly polarized femtosecond pulses
Adam Etches, Christian Bruun Madsen, and Lars Bojer Madsen
Physical Review A   81, 013409 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS

Optimal control of the strong-field ionization of silver clusters in helium droplets
N. X. Truong, P. Hilse, S. Göde, A. Przystawik, T. Döppner, Th. Fennel, Th. Bornath, J. Tiggesbäumker, M. Schlanges, G. Gerber, and K. H. Meiwes-Broer
Physical Review A   81, 013201 (2010) (7 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Nonlinear birefringence and time-resolved Kerr measurement of spin lifetimes in (110) GaAs/Al_yGa_1−yAs quantum wells
P. S. Eldridge, P. G. Lagoudakis, M. Henini, and R. T. Harley
Physical Review B   81, 033302 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Fundamental gates for a strongly correlated two-electron quantum ring
L. Sælen, E. Waltersson, J. P. Hansen, and E. Lindroth
Physical Review B   81, 033303 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Polarized superradiance from delocalized exciton transitions in tetracene single crystals
A. Camposeo, M. Polo, S. Tavazzi, L. Silvestri, P. Spearman, R. Cingolani, and D. Pisignano
Physical Review B   81, 033306 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Nonradiative exciton decay dynamics in hole-doped single-walled carbon nanotubes
Kazunari Matsuda, Yuhei Miyauchi, Takero Sakashita, and Yoshihiko Kanemitsu
Physical Review B   81, 033409 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Observation of nonequilibrium carrier distribution in Ge, Si, and GaAs by terahertz pump–terahertz probe measurements
János Hebling, Matthias C. Hoffmann, Harold Y. Hwang, Ka-Lo Yeh, and Keith A. Nelson
Physical Review B   81, 035201 (2010) (5 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Ultrafast spin dynamics in optically excited bulk GaAs at low temperatures
M. Krauß, H. C. Schneider, R. Bratschitsch, Z. Chen, and S. T. Cundiff
Physical Review B   81, 035213 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Influence of electron-boundary scattering on thermoreflectance calculations after intra- and interband transitions induced by short-pulsed laser absorption
Patrick E. Hopkins
Physical Review B   81, 035413 (2010) (7 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Exciton spin dynamics in spherical CdS quantum dots
P. Horodyská, P. Němec, D. Sprinzl, P. Malý, V. N. Gladilin, and J. T. Devreese
Physical Review B   81, 045301 (2010) (12 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Electron spin polarization and detection in InAs quantum dots through p-shell trions
S. G. Carter, . C. Bădescu, and A. S. Bracker
Physical Review B   81, 045305 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Comparison of ultrafast carrier thermalization in Ga_xIn_1−xAs and Ge quantum wells
C. Lange, N. S. Köster, S. Chatterjee, H. Sigg, D. Chrastina, G. Isella, H. von Känel, B. Kunert, and W. Stolz
Physical Review B   81, 045320 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Hole and trion spin dynamics in quantum dots under excitation by a train of circularly polarized pulses
B. Eble, P. Desfonds, F. Fras, F. Bernardot, C. Testelin, M. Chamarro, A. Miard, and A. Lemaître
Physical Review B   81, 045322 (2010) (8 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Saturation of the Photoluminescence at Few-Exciton Levels in a Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube under Ultrafast Excitation
Y.-F. Xiao, T. Q. Nhan, M. W. B. Wilson, and James M. Fraser
Physical Review Letters   104, 017401 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Ultrafast Pump-Probe Study of Phase Separation and Competing Orders in the Underdoped (Ba,K)Fe₂As₂ Superconductor
Elbert E. M. Chia, D. Talbayev, Jian-Xin Zhu, H. Q. Yuan, T. Park, J. D. Thompson, C. Panagopoulos, G. F. Chen, J. L. Luo, N. L. Wang, and A. J. Taylor
Physical Review Letters   104, 027003 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Spin-Dependent Recombination between Phosphorus Donors in Silicon and Si/SiO₂ Interface States Investigated with Pulsed Electrically Detected Electron Double Resonance
Felix Hoehne, Hans Huebl, Bastian Galler, Martin Stutzmann, and Martin S. Brandt
Physical Review Letters   104, 046402 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Time-resolved x-ray scattering from laser-molten indium antimonide
R. Nüske, C. v. Korff Schmising, A. Jurgilaitis, H. Enquist, H. Navirian, P. Sondhauss, and J. Larsson
Review of Scientific Instruments   81, 013106 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract [ PDF  (232 kB)  ] Order

Solidlike coherent vibronic dynamics in a room temperature liquid: Resonant Raman and absorption spectroscopy of liquid bromine
Edward T. Branigan, Marie N. van Staveren, and V. Ara Apkarian
The Journal of Chemical Physics   132, 044503 (2010) (9 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (999 kB)  ] Order

Time-resolved photoluminescence spectroscopy of an InGaAs/GaAs quantum well-quantum dots tunnel injection structure
M. Syperek, P. Leszczyński, J. Misiewicz, E. M. Pavelescu, C. Gilfert, and J. P. Reithmaier
Applied Physics Letters   96, 011901 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (301 kB)  ] Order

Ultrafast insulator-to-metal phase transition as a switch to measure the spectrogram of a supercontinuum light pulse
Federico Cilento, Claudio Giannetti, Gabriele Ferrini, Stefano Dal Conte, Tommaso Sala, Giacomo Coslovich, Matteo Rini, Andrea Cavalleri, and Fulvio Parmigiani
Applied Physics Letters   96, 021102 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (225 kB)  ] Order

Ultrafast spin-transfer switching in spin valve nanopillars with perpendicular anisotropy
D. Bedau, H. Liu, J.-J. Bouzaglou, A. D. Kent, J. Z. Sun, J. A. Katine, E. E. Fullerton, and S. Mangin
Applied Physics Letters   96, 022514 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (237 kB)  ] Order

Density-dependent carrier dynamics in a quantum dots-in-a-well heterostructure
R. P. Prasankumar, W. W. Chow, J. Urayama, R. S. Attaluri, R. V. Shenoi, S. Krishna, and A. J. Taylor
Applied Physics Letters   96, 031110 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (222 kB)  ] Order

Carrier localization and nonradiative recombination in yellow emitting InGaN quantum wells
T. Li, A. M. Fischer, Q. Y. Wei, F. A. Ponce, T. Detchprohm, and C. Wetzel
Applied Physics Letters   96, 031906 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (357 kB)  ] Order

Metal coated silicon spike cold-electron emitters show improvement of performance with operation
E. Spanakis, M. Barberoglou, V. Zorba, P. Tzanetakis, and C. Fotakis
Applied Physics Letters   96, 033501 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (236 kB)  ] Order

Laser ablation characteristics of yttria-doped zirconia in the nanosecond and femtosecond regimes
S. Heiroth, J. Koch, T. Lippert, A. Wokaun, D. Günther, F. Garrelie, and M. Guillermin
Journal of Applied Physics   107, 014908 (2010) (10 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (801 kB)  ] Order

Doping-induced ferroelectric phase transition in strontium titanate: Observation of birefringence and coherent phonons under ultraviolet illumination
Y. Koyama, T. Moriyasu, E. Okamura, Y. Yamada, K. Tanaka, and T. Kohmoto
Physical Review B   81, 024104 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Simultaneous Measurements of Picosecond Lattice and Charge Dynamics in Co--Fe Cyanides
Yoshimitsu Fukuyama, Nobuhiro Yasuda, Hayato Kamioka, Jungeun Kim, Takayuki Shibata, Hitoshi Osawa, Takeshi Nakagawa, Haruno Murayama, Kenichi Kato, Yoshihito Tanaka, Shigeru Kimura, Takashi Ohshima, Hitoshi Tanaka, Masaki Takata, and Yutaka Moritomo
Applied Physics Express   3, 016601 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Raman Spectroscopic Stress Evaluation of Femtosecond-Laser-Modified Region Inside 4H-SiC
Minoru Yamamoto, Manato Deki, Tomonori Takahashi, Takuro Tomita, Tatsuya Okada, Shigeki Matsuo, Shuichi Hashimoto, Makoto Yamaguchi, Kei Nakagawa, Nobutomo Uehara, and Masaru Kamano
Applied Physics Express   3, 016603 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

PHOTONICS

Dynamic response of metamaterials in the terahertz regime: Blueshift tunability and broadband phase modulation
J.-M. Manceau, N.-H. Shen, M. Kafesaki, C. M. Soukoulis, and S. Tzortzakis
Applied Physics Letters   96, 021111 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (145 kB)  ] Order

Terahertz emission from a femtosecond laser focus in a two-color scheme
Alexey V. Balakin, Alexander V. Borodin, Igor A. Kotelnikov, and Alexander P. Shkurinov
Journal of the Optical Society of America B   27, 16-26 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Monolithic double-grating phase mask for large-period highly coherent grating printing
Y. Bourgin, S. Bakkali, Y. Jourlin, S. Tonchev, and O. Parriaux
Optics Letters   34, 3800-3802 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Spectral broadening of mid-infrared femtosecond pulses in GaAs
S. Ashihara and Y. Kawahara
Optics Letters   34, 3839-3841 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Fast-synchronization and low-timing-jitter self-clocking concept for 160 Gbit/s optical time-division multiplexing transmissions
Shangjian Zhang, Fausto Gomez-Agis, Yong Liu, Nicola Calabretta, Eduward Tangdiongga, and Harm J. S. Dorren
Optics Letters   35, 37-39 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Two-photon-induced polarization-multiplexed and multilevel storage in photoisomeric copolymer film
Yanlei Hu, Zhoushun Zhang, Yuhang Chen, Qijin Zhang, and Wenhao Huang
Optics Letters   35, 46-48 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Storage of images in atomic coherences in a rare-earth-ion-doped solid
G. Heinze, A. Rudolf, F. Beil, and T. Halfmann
Physical Review A   81, 011401 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Compression of ultrashort UV pulses in a self-defocusing gas
Luc Bergé, Christian Köhler, and Stefan Skupin
Physical Review A   81, 011805 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Nonclassical photon streams using rephased amplified spontaneous emission
Patrick M. Ledingham, William R. Naylor, Jevon J. Longdell, Sarah E. Beavan, and Matthew J. Sellars
Physical Review A   81, 012301 (2010) (5 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Laser control of a multilevel quantum system as static parameter optimization with the help of effective decomposition
M. Sugawara
Physical Review A   81, 013410 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Internal-conversion process in superintense ultrashort x-ray pulses
Dániel Kis, Péter Kálmán, Tamás Keszthelyi, and János Szívós
Physical Review A   81, 013421 (2010) (7 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Imprinting light phase on matter-wave gratings in superradiance scattering
Xiaoji Zhou, Fan Yang, Xuguang Yue, T. Vogt, and Xuzong Chen
Physical Review A   81, 013615 (2010) (7 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Gating attosecond pulse train generation using multicolor laser fields
H. -C. Bandulet, D. Comtois, E. Bisson, A. Fleischer, H. Pépin, J. -C. Kieffer, P. B. Corkum, and D. M. Villeneuve
Physical Review A   81, 013803 (2010) (5 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Spectral phase shifts in femtosecond parametric down-conversion with media dispersion
Ping Qiu, Ke Wang, Heyuan Zhu, and Liejia Qian
Physical Review A   81, 013810 (2010) (11 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Multifilamentation of powerful optical pulses in silica
L. Bergé, S. Mauger, and S. Skupin
Physical Review A   81, 013817 (2010) (10 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Optical pulse propagation with minimal approximations
Paul Kinsler
Physical Review A   81, 013819 (2010) (12 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Phase-dependent propagation in a two-level system with intermediate states
A. V. Sharypov, A. Eilam, A. D. Wilson-Gordon, and H. Friedmann
Physical Review A   81, 013829 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Manipulation of Nonclassical Atomic Spin States
Tetsushi Takano, Shin-Ichi-Ro Tanaka, Ryo Namiki, and Yoshiro Takahashi
Physical Review Letters   104, 013602 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Plasma waveguide array induced by filament interaction
Xuan Yang, Jian Wu, Yan Peng, Yuqi Tong, Peifen Lu, Liang'en Ding, Zhizhan Xu, and Heping Zeng
Optics Letters   34, 3806-3808 (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Stability of multipole-mode solitons in thermal nonlinear media
Liangwei Dong and Fangwei Ye
Physical Review A   81, 013815 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Engineering optical soliton bistability in colloidal media
Micha Matuszewski
Physical Review A   81, 013820 (2010) (5 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Fundamental modes of a trapped probe photon in optical fibers conveying periodic pulse trains
Alain M. Dikandé
Physical Review A   81, 013821 (2010) (5 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Two-photoactive-center model applied to photorefractive self-focusing in biased LiNbO₃
Fabrice Devaux, Jassem Safioui, Mathieu Chauvet, and Rémy Passier
Physical Review A   81, 013825 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Damping of Exciton Rabi Rotations by Acoustic Phonons in Optically Excited InGaAs/GaAs Quantum Dots
A. J. Ramsay, Achanta Venu Gopal, E. M. Gauger, A. Nazir, B. W. Lovett, A. M. Fox, and M. S. Skolnick
Physical Review Letters   104, 017402 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Coherent control of electron propagation and capture in semiconductor heterostructures
D. Reiter, E. Sherman, A. Najmaie, and J. Sipe
Europhysics Letters   88, 67005- (2009)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Fabrication of Nanocrystalline Silicon Gratings Embedded within a Silicon Nitride Matrix by Femtosecond Laser-Induced Crystallization
Geon Joon Lee, Kyoung-Min Lee, Wan-Shick Hong, Sung Soo Kim, Hyeonsik Cheong, Chong Seung Yoon, and YoungPak Lee
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics   49, 015502 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Diameter dependent performance of high-speed, low-power InAs nanowire field-effect transistors
M. Abul Khayer and Roger K. Lake
Journal of Applied Physics   107, 014502 (2010) (7 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (515 kB)  ] Order

HIGH FIELD PHYSICS

Picosecond Short-Range Disordering in Isochorically Heated Aluminum at Solid Density
A. Mančić, A. Lévy, M. Harmand, M. Nakatsutsumi, P. Antici, P. Audebert, P. Combis, S. Fourmaux, S. Mazevet, O. Peyrusse, V. Recoules, P. Renaudin, J. Robiche, F. Dorchies, and J. Fuchs
Physical Review Letters   104, 035002 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Electron acceleration in vacuum induced by a tightly focused chirped laser pulse
Jian-Xing Li (栗建兴), Wei-Ping Zang (臧维平), and Jian-Guo Tian (田建国)
Applied Physics Letters   96, 031103 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (268 kB)  ] Order

Self-injection of electrons in a laser-wakefield accelerator by using longitudinal density ripple
Deepak Dahiya, Vivek Sajal, and A. K. Sharma
Applied Physics Letters   96, 021501 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (243 kB)  ] Order

Absolute response of Fuji imaging plate detectors to picosecond-electron bunches
K. Zeil, S. D. Kraft, A. Jochmann, F. Kroll, W. Jahr, U. Schramm, L. Karsch, J. Pawelke, B. Hidding, and G. Pretzler
Review of Scientific Instruments   81, 013307 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract [ PDF  (215 kB)  ] Order

Efficient generation and transportation of energetic electrons in a carbon nanotube array target
Yanling Ji, Gang Jiang, Weidong Wu, Chaoyang Wang, Yuqiu Gu, and Yongjian Tang
Applied Physics Letters   96, 041504 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (537 kB)  ] Order

Plasma characterization using terahertz-wave-enhanced fluorescence
Jingle Liu and X.-C. Zhang
Applied Physics Letters   96, 041505 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (416 kB)  ] Order

Quantum effect on modulational instability of laser radiation in a semiconductor plasma
M. R. Amin
Journal of Applied Physics   107, 023307 (2010) (7 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (239 kB)  ] Order

Emission characteristics and dynamics of the stagnation layer in colliding laser produced plasmas
P. Hough, C. McLoughlin, S. S. Harilal, J. P. Mosnier, and J. T. Costello
Journal of Applied Physics   107, 024904 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (737 kB)  ] Order

Capillary waves in the subcritical nonlinear Schrödinger equation
G. Kozyreff
Physical Review A   81, 015802 (2010) (2 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Enhancing X-Ray Generation by Electron-Beam–Laser Interaction in an Optical Bragg Structure
Vadim Karagodsky, David Schieber, and Levi Schächter
Physical Review Letters   104, 024801 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract Order

Injection and Trapping of Tunnel-Ionized Electrons into Laser-Produced Wakes
A. Pak, K. A. Marsh, S. F. Martins, W. Lu, W. B. Mori, and C. Joshi
Physical Review Letters   104, 025003 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Ionization Induced Trapping in a Laser Wakefield Accelerator
C. McGuffey, A. G. R. Thomas, W. Schumaker, T. Matsuoka, V. Chvykov, F. J. Dollar, G. Kalintchenko, V. Yanovsky, A. Maksimchuk, K. Krushelnick, V. Yu. Bychenkov, I. V. Glazyrin, and A. V. Karpeev
Physical Review Letters   104, 025004 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Experimental Demonstration of X-Ray Drive Enhancement with Rugby-Shaped Hohlraums
F. Philippe, A. Casner, T. Caillaud, O. Landoas, M. C. Monteil, S. Liberatore, H. S. Park, P. Amendt, H. Robey, C. Sorce, C. K. Li, F. Seguin, M. Rosenberg, R. Petrasso, V. Glebov, and C. Stoeckl
Physical Review Letters   104, 035004 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract    Access via Source Journal Abstract

Observation and characterization of laser-driven phase space electron holes
G. Sarri, M. E. Dieckmann, C. R. D. Brown, C. A. Cecchetti, D. J. Hoarty, S. F. James, R. Jung, I. Kourakis, H. Schamel, O. Willi, and M. Borghesi
Physics of Plasmas   17, 010701 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ PDF  (406 kB)  ] Order

Suppression of Landau damping via electron band gap
S. Son and S. Ku
Physics of Plasmas   17, 010703 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ PDF  (143 kB)  ] Order

Characteristic measurements of silicon dioxide aerogel plasmas generated in a Planckian radiation environment
Quan-Li Dong, Shou-Jun Wang, Yu-Tong Li, Yi Zhang, Jing Zhao, Hui-Gang Wei, Jian-Rong Shi, Gang Zhao, Ji-Yan Zhang, Yu-Qiu Gu, Yong-Kun Ding, Tian-Shu Wen, Wen-Hai Zhang, Xin Hu, Shen-Ye Liu, Lin Zhang, Yong-Jian Tang, Bao-Han Zhang, Zhi-Jian Zheng, Hiroaki Nishimura, Shinsuke Fujioka, Fei-Lu Wang, Hideaki Takabe, and Jie Zhang
Physics of Plasmas   17, 012701 (2010) (7 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ PDF  (419 kB)  ] Order

Modified shock velocity in heterogeneous wetted foams in the strong shock limit
D. Elbaz, F. Dias, B. Canaud, and P. Ballereau
Physics of Plasmas   17, 012702 (2010) (6 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ PDF  (367 kB)  ] Order

Experimental validation of a diagnostic technique for tuning the fourth shock timing on National Ignition Facility
H. F. Robey, T. R. Boehly, R. E. Olson, A. Nikroo, P. M. Celliers, O. L. Landen, and D. D. Meyerhofer
Physics of Plasmas   17, 012703 (2010) (8 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ PDF  (1177 kB)  ] Order

Cyclotron effects on double layer ion acceleration from laser-irradiated thin foils
Anamika Sharma, C. S. Liu, and V. K. Tripathi
Physics of Plasmas   17, 013101 (2010) (7 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ PDF  (380 kB)  ] Order

Lateral hot electron transport and ion acceleration in femtosecond laser pulse interaction with thin foils
J. Psikal, V. T. Tikhonchuk, J. Limpouch, and O. Klimo
Physics of Plasmas   17, 013102 (2010) (8 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ PDF  (539 kB)  ] Order

Improving proton acceleration with circularly polarized intense laser pulse by radial confinement with heavy ions
L. G. Huang, A. L. Lei, J. H. Bin, Y. Bai, Wei Yu, M. Y. Yu, and T. E. Cowan
Physics of Plasmas   17, 013106 (2010) (4 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ PDF  (544 kB)  ] Order

Finite element analysis of ring-shaped emission profile in plasma bullet
Yukinori Sakiyama, David B. Graves, Julien Jarrige, and Mounir Laroussi
Applied Physics Letters   96, 041501 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Full Text: [ Read Online (HTML)   PDF  (175 kB)  ] Order

APPLICATIONS

Label-Free Ultrathin Pt Film Biosensor Using Phonon Vibrations Excited by Ultrafast Light Pulses
Hirotsugu Ogi, Kozo Matsumoto, Yusaku Fujita, Tetsuya Kawamoto, Nobutomo Nakamura, and Masahiko Hirao
Applied Physics Express   3, 017001 (2010) (3 pages)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Long-period gratings in wavelength-scale microfibers
Haifeng Xuan, Wei Jin, and Shujing Liu
Optics Letters   35, 85-87 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract

Effects of aggregation and electron injection on photovoltaic performance of porphyrin-based solar cells with oligo(phenylethynyl) links inside TiO₂ and Al₂O₃ nanotube arrays
Liyang Luo, Chia-Jung Lin, Chiau-Yiag Tsai, Hui-Ping Wu, Lu-Lin Li, Chen-Fu Lo, Ching-Yao Lin, and Eric Wei-Guang Diau
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics   12, 1064-1071 (2010)   
Abstract Access via Source Journal Abstract