title: Femtosecond coherent Raman spectroscopy and its application to porphyrins.
abstract: The results on femtosecond time-resolved coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) experiments for the analysis and control of ground state vibrational dynamics of porphyrin systems are briefly reviewed. By detecting the spectrum of the transient CARS signal, a detailed mapping of the dynamics initiated by the stimulated Raman pump process is achieved. The method yields the dephasing behavior and spectral information of the investigated system at the same time. The different contributions to the ground state vibrational dynamics are selected by changing the direction of the CARS signal analyzer in the polarization arrangement used.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Physikalische Chemie der Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heid
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schlücker
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kiefer
mesh_terms: D001665:Binding Sites; D007700:Kinetics; D008665:Metalloporphyrins / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008665:Metalloporphyrins; C031355:magnesium octaethylporphyrin