title: Picosecond time-resolved absorption in the mid-infrared by seeded optical parametric generation.
abstract: An apparatus to probe picosecond photoinduced absorption in semiconductors between 2 and 5 microm with picosecond resolution is described. The IR source is based on difference frequency mixing an amplified picosecond dye laser pulse with a synchronized white light continuum pulse. The choice of liquid for continuum generation is discussed, and applications to transient absorption in germanium and trans-polyacetylene are presented.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Jedju
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rothberg