Ultrafast excitation dynamics in organic multicromophoric systems after two-photon excitation

Oleg Varnavski; Theodore Goodson III; Peter Bäuerle

doi:10.1117/12.734383

13 September 2007 Ultrafast excitation dynamics in organic multicromophoric systems after two-photon excitation

Oleg Varnavski, Theodore Goodson III, Peter Bäuerle

Proceedings Volume 6653, Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VII; 665317 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734383
Event: Photonic Devices + Applications, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this contribution we report two-photon excited time-resolved fluorescence and fluorescence anisotropy for several macromolecular systems of different symmetry such as cyclic (single ring) thiophene-based annulenes, triphenylaminecentered branched trimers with pyridine acceptor groups, and linear chromophores possessing high TPA-cross-section. We have compared the ultrafast fluorescence anisotropy dynamics for one- and two-photon excitation routes using timeresolved fluorescence up-conversion setup with femtosecond time resolution. For linear systems the initial anisotropy was found to be about factor 1.4 higher than that for one-photon excitation as predicted by theory. For macromolecular strongly coupled planar systems under two-photon excitations we observed a relatively low initial fluorescence anisotropy (~0.1) and specific femtosecond anisotropy dynamics. Two-photon excited fluorescence anisotropy is strongly correlated to the orientation and value of the transition moment from the excited state to the second and higher lying states and can be used as a direct indicator of strong coupling regime.

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Oleg Varnavski, Theodore Goodson III, and Peter Bäuerle "Ultrafast excitation dynamics in organic multicromophoric systems after two-photon excitation", Proc. SPIE 6653, Linear and Nonlinear Optics of Organic Materials VII, 665317 (13 September 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.734383

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