@article{BrixnerPawłowskaGoetzetal.2014, author = {Brixner, Tobias and Pawłowska, Monika and Goetz, Sebastian and Dreher, Christian and Wurdack, Matthias and Krauss, Enno and Razinskas, Gary and Geisler, Peter and Hecht, Bert}, title = {Shaping and spatiotemporal characterization of sub-10-fs pulses focused by a high-NA objective}, doi = {10.1364/OE.22.031496}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-111120}, year = {2014}, abstract = {We describe a setup consisting of a 4 f pulse shaper and a microscope with a high-NA objective lens and discuss the spects most relevant for an undistorted spatiotemporal profile of the focused beam. We demonstrate shaper-assisted pulse compression in focus to a sub-10-fs duration using phase-resolved interferometric spectral modulation (PRISM). We introduce a nanostructure-based method for sub-diffraction spatiotemporal characterization of strongly focused pulses. The distortions caused by optical aberrations and space-time coupling from the shaper can be reduced by careful setup design and alignment to about 10 nm in space and 1 fs in time.}, language = {en} } @article{ReisererHuangHechtetal.2010, author = {Reiserer, Andreas A. and Huang, Jer-Shing and Hecht, Bert and Brixner, Tobias}, title = {Subwavelength broadband splitters and switches for femtosecond plasmonic signals}, series = {Optics Express}, journal = {Optics Express}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-85889}, year = {2010}, abstract = {Numerical simulations and an analytic approach based on transmission line theory are used to design splitters for nano-plasmonic signal processing that allow to arbitrarily adjust the ratio of transmission from an input into two different output arms. By adjusting the geometrical parameters of the structure, either a high bandwidth or a sharp transmission resonance is obtained. Switching between the two arms can be achieved by modulating the effective refractive index of the waveguide. Employing the instantaneous Kerr effect, switching rates in the THz regime are potentially feasible. The suggested devices are of interest for future applications in nanoplasmonic information processing.}, language = {en} } @article{RoedingBrixner2018, author = {Roeding, Sebastian and Brixner, Tobias}, title = {Coherent two-dimensional electronic mass spectrometry}, series = {Nature Communications}, volume = {9}, journal = {Nature Communications}, number = {2519}, doi = {10.1038/s41467-018-04927-w}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-226458}, pages = {1-9}, year = {2018}, abstract = {Coherent two-dimensional (2D) optical spectroscopy has revolutionized our ability to probe many types of couplings and ultrafast dynamics in complex quantum systems. The dynamics and function of any quantum system strongly depend on couplings to the environment. Thus, studying coherent interactions for different environments remains a topic of tremendous interest. Here we introduce coherent 2D electronic mass spectrometry that allows 2D measurements on effusive molecular beams and thus on quantum systems with minimum system-bath interaction and employ this to identify the major ionization pathway of 3d Rydberg states in NO2. Furthermore, we present 2D spectra of multiphoton ionization, disclosing distinct differences in the nonlinear response functions leading to the ionization products. We also realize the equivalent of spectrally resolved transient-absorption measurements without the necessity for acquiring weak absorption changes. Using time-of-flight detection introduces cations as an observable, enabling the 2D spectroscopic study on isolated systems of photophysical and photochemical reactions.}, language = {en} } @article{LiShanRupprechtetal.2022, author = {Li, Donghai and Shan, Hangyong and Rupprecht, Christoph and Knopf, Heiko and Watanabe, Kenji and Taniguchi, Takashi and Qin, Ying and Tongay, Sefaattin and Nuß, Matthias and Schr{\"o}der, Sven and Eilenberger, Falk and H{\"o}fling, Sven and Schneider, Christian and Brixner, Tobias}, title = {Hybridized exciton-photon-phonon states in a transition-metal-dichalcogenide van-der-Waals heterostructure microcavity}, series = {Physical Review Letters}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, edition = {accepted version}, issn = {1079-7114}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.087401}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-351303}, year = {2022}, abstract = {Excitons in atomically thin transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have been established as an attractive platform to explore polaritonic physics, owing to their enormous binding energies and giant oscillator strength. Basic spectral features of exciton polaritons in TMD microcavities, thus far, were conventionally explained via two-coupled-oscillator models. This ignores, however, the impact of phonons on the polariton energy structure. Here we establish and quantify the threefold coupling between excitons, cavity photons, and phonons. For this purpose, we employ energy-momentum-resolved photoluminescence and spatially resolved coherent two-dimensional spectroscopy to investigate the spectral properties of a high-quality-factor microcavity with an embedded WSe\(_2\) van-der-Waals heterostructure at room temperature. Our approach reveals a rich multi-branch structure which thus far has not been captured in previous experiments. Simulation of the data reveals hybridized exciton-photon-phonon states, providing new physical insight into the exciton polariton system based on layered TMDs.}, language = {en} }