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4-21 Femtosecond application laboratories
Project coordinator(s): M. Schnürer, F. Noack, M. Kalashnikov
Laser systems :

kHz-Clark
MultiColor-System
80MHz-system
fs-VUV
sub-50fs-system
multipass-system

Description
Main projects (since 1997)
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Detailed Specifications 

Manager: E. T. J. Nibbering
Researchers: H. N. Ghosh
Ph.D. student: K. Adamczyk, M. Yang

Previous Researcher: G. Korn, M. Wittmann, A. Kummrow, K. Heyne, A. Usman
Previous Ph.D. students: O. Dühr, F. Tschirschwitz, M. Rini, O. F. Mohammed

Description

This laser set-up is dedicated to ultrafast experiments on (bio-) molecular systems in the condensed phase. It consists of an amplified 1 kHz/5 kHz Ti:sapphire system with frequency conversion schemes from the near-UV via VIS and NIR to mid-IR, with detection equipment dedicated for femtosecond mid-IR pump-probe and photon echo experiments.

For more details on equipment see:
A. Kummrow et al., Appl. Phys. B 71 (2000), 885; P. Hamm, R. A. Kaindl and J. Stenger, Opt. Lett. 25 (2000) 1798; M. Rini et al., Faraday Discuss. 122 (2003) 27; M. L . Cowan et al., Nature 434 (2005) 199.

For more details on applications see project 2-04.

Main projects (97/03)

1. Generation of Extremely Short Light Pulses in the Violet-Blue and near Ultraviolet (MBI-Projekt 1.01)
G. Korn, E. T. J. Nibbering, O. Dühr, A. Kummrow, M. Wittmann, F. Tschirschwitz (MBI)
G. Tempea, F. Krausz (TU Wien)

2. Intermolecular Hydrogen-Bonding Dynamics of Coumarin Dyes in the Electronic Excited State
(MBI-Projekt 2.05; DFG-Schwerpunkt DFG-NI 492/2-1)
C. Chudoba, F. Tschirschwitz, E. T. J. Nibbering, T. Elsaesser (MBI)

3. Ultrafast Photochemistry of Chlorine Dioxide in Solution
(MBI-Projekt 2.05; EU-Project MBI-97-005-01)
O. Dühr, F. Tschirschwitz, E. T. J. Nibbering (MBI)
H. Fidder (University of Uppsala)

4. Ultrafast Photochemistry of Chlorine Dioxide in the Gas and Cluster Phase (MBI-Projekt 2.04)
V. Stert, H.-H. Ritze, E. T. J. Nibbering, W. Radloff (MBI)

5. Excited-State Intramolecular Proton Transfer of 3-Hydroxyflavone (MBI-Projekt 2.05; EU-Project MBI-97-008-01)
E. T. J. Nibbering (MBI)
S. Ameer-Beg, S. M. Ormson, R. G. Brown (University of Central Lancashire)
P. Matousek, M. Towrie (Rutherford Appleton Laboratory)
P. Foggi, F. V. R. Neuwahl (LENS)

6. Ultrafast Dynamics of Photosynthetic Reaction Centra (MBI-Projekt 2.06; EU-Project)
F. Tschirschwitz, B. Voigt, J. Ehlert, E. T. J. Nibbering, D. Leupold, T. Elsaesser (MBI)
L. Fiedor, H. Scheer (Botanisches Institut München)
C. N. Hunter (University of Sheffield)

7. Generation and Characterization of Femtosecond Bessel Beams with Micro-Axicon Arrays (MBI-Projekt 1.03)
R. Grunwald, U. Griebner, F. Tschirschwitz, A. Kummrow, M. Rini, E. T. J. Nibbering, T. Elsaesser (MBI)
V. Kebbel, H.-J. Hartmann, W. Jüptner (Bremer Institut für Angewandte Strahltechnik (BIAS), Bremen)

8. Excited-State Intramolecular Hydrogen Transfer Dynamics
(Projekt 2.05; DFG-Schwerpunkt DFG-NI 492/2-2)
M. Rini, A. Kummrow, J. Dreyer, E. T. J. Nibbering, T. Elsaesser (MBI)

9. Excited-State Proton Transfer Dynamics of Photoacids
(Projekt 2.05; DFG-Schwerpunkt DFG-NI 492/2-2; EU-Project MBI000228)
M. Rini, A. Kummrow, J. Dreyer, E. T. J. Nibbering, T. Elsaesser (MBI)
B.-Z. Magnes, E. Pines (Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheva)

10. Two-photon excitation fluorescence spectrum of the light harvesting complex LH2 from Chromatium minutissimum between 650-745 nm
(Projekt 2.06; BMBF-WTZ RUS 99/174; RFBR 00-04-48308)
M. Krikunova, A. Kummrow, B. Voigt, M. Rini, D. Leupold (MBI)
H. Lokstein (Humboldt Universität)
H. Scheer (Botanisches Institut München)
A. Moskalenko, O. A. Toropygina (Russian Academy of Sciences)
A. Razjivin (M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University)

11. Femtosecond Vibrational Studies of the Ring-Opening Reaction Dynamics of Spiropyrans
(MBI-Projekt 2.05; EU-Project MBI000237)
M. Rini, E. T. J. Nibbering (MBI)
H. Fidder, A.-K. Holm (University of Uppsala)

12. CO and NO Geminate Recombination in Nitric Oxide Synthase (NOS) Isoforms studied by Ultrafast Laser Photolysis
(MBI-Projekt 2.05; EU Project MBI000232)
M. Rini, K. Heyne, E. T. J. Nibbering (MBI)
T. Zemojtel (University of Gdansk; Universität Freiburg; Universität Würzburg)
J. Scheele, T. Dandekar (Universität Freiburg)
V. Sharma (University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California)
P. Kozlowski (University of Louisville, Kentucky)

13. Dynamics of Ligand Exchange in Ru(dcbpy)(CO)2I2
(MBI-Projekt 2.05; EU Project MBI000290)
M. Rini, E. T. J. Nibbering (MBI)
V. Lehtovuori, J. Korppi-Tommola (University of Jyvaskyla)

14. Excited-State Dynamics of Chromophores of Green Fluorescent Protein
(MBI-Projekt 2-04)
O. F. Mohammed, A. Usman, E. T. J. Nibbering (MBI)
J. Dong, K. Solntsev, L. M. Tolbert (Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta)

15. Structural Dynamics of Photoactive Yellow Protein
(MBI-Projekt 2-04)
O. F. Mohammed, A. Usman, K. Heyne, J. Dreyer, E. T. J. Nibbering (MBI)
M. A. Cusanovich (University of Arizona at Tucson)

16. Photoinduced Bimolecular Electron Transfer
(MBI-Projekt 2-04; EU Project MBI001176)
O. F. Mohammed, K. Adamczyk, J. Dreyer, E. T. J. Nibbering (MBI)
O. F. Mohammed, N. Banerji, B. Lang, E. Vauthey (University of Geneva)



for contact click here:
E. T. J. Nibbering


Pictures

Hirendra N. Ghosh (MBI/BARC) (October 2007)
Bernhard Lang (University of Geneva), Omar F. Mohammed (MBI/University of Geneva), Erik T. J. Nibbering (MBI) and Natalie Banerji (University of Geneva) (July 2005)
Omar F. Mohammed and Katrin Adamczyk (MBI) (March 2005)
Matteo Rini (MBI), Henk Fidder (University of Uppsala) and Omar F.Mohammed
Matteo Rini (MBI) and Tomasz Zemojtel (Universität Freiburg) (July 2002)
 Volker Kebbel (BIAS/Bremen) (December 2001)
 
Andreas Kummrow and Matteo Rini (MBI) (August 2000)
 Frank Tschirschwitz (MBI) and Henk Fidder (University of Uppsala) (November 1998)
 Frank Tschirschwitz and Oliver Dühr (MBI) (August 1998)
 
Georg Korn, Erik T. J. Nibbering and Oliver Dühr (MBI) (April 1997)
 Oliver Dühr (MBI) (April 1997)
 Erik T. J. Nibbering (MBI) (January 1997)
 Oliver Dühr and Georg Korn (MBI) (September 1996)


Specifications

Fundamental Amplified Ti:sapphire laser system @ 800 nm (pulse energy 5 mJ @ 1 kHz or 1 mJ @ 5 kHz, pulse duration 45 fs)
Second harmonic 50fs, 20µJ@400nm
VIS Noncollinear optical parametric amplifier stage for tunable visible pulses (spectral range 480-660 nm; pulse energy 1 µJ; pulse duration 50 fs)
near-UV Frequency conversion scheme for tunable near-UV pulses (spectral range 310-360 nm; pulse energy 1 µJ; pulse duration 50 fs)
mid-IR Parametric down-conversion scheme for tunable mid-IR pulses (spectral range 2-20 µm; pulse energy 0.3-1 µJ; pulse duration 100 fs).
Special detection system
 Monochromator-mid-IR diode array enabling frequency-resolved detection of the mid-infrared.
Experimental Set-Ups UV/vis-IR pump-probe; IR-pump-probe; IR heterodyne-detected photon echo set-up




Dr. Noack
noack@mbi-berlin.de
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