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Ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy of a single silver nanoparticle
Author(s) -
Baida H.,
Christofilos D.,
Maioli P.,
Crut A.,
Del Fatti N.,
Vallée F.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of raman spectroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1097-4555
pISSN - 0377-0486
DOI - 10.1002/jrs.2874
Subject(s) - spectroscopy , ultrashort pulse , nanoparticle , femtosecond , raman spectroscopy , particle (ecology) , materials science , absorption spectroscopy , silver nanoparticle , optics , ultrafast laser spectroscopy , absorption (acoustics) , time domain , analytical chemistry (journal) , molecular physics , chemistry , laser , nanotechnology , physics , oceanography , chromatography , quantum mechanics , geology , computer science , computer vision
The time‐domain nonlinear spectroscopy of a single silver nano‐object is investigated by combining the spatial modulation linear spectroscopy technique with a high‐sensitivity femtosecond pump–probe setup. The investigated single nanoparticle is first optically characterized for size and shape via quantitative measurement of its linear absorption spectrum, and time‐resolved nonlinear pump‐probe measurements are subsequently performed on the same particle. The breathing mode period of a single nanoparticle measured in the time domain is found to be in good agreement with that inferred by the optically deduced particle characteristics, opening the way of full optical investigation of the acoustic response of the characterized single nanoparticles. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.