Progress in Photon Science (eBook)

Prof. Yamanouchi is one of the world-leading scientists in the new interdisciplinary field of ultrafast intense laser science. He has organized a series of international symposia over the years as chair or as one of the co-chairs. For example, the International Symposium on Ultrafast Intense Laser Science (ISUILS) series, which started in 2002, has now received world-wide recognition as one of the most successful symposia in this new research field. Prof. Yamanouchi also organized Asian Symposium on Intense Laser Science 1 in 2004 at Tokyo to promote the research field in Asian countries. Prof. Yamanouchi is Coordinator of The Students and Researchers Exchange Program in Science (STEPS), an academic exchange program of the School of Science and Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Tokyo, launched in October 2014.  Under this program, Prof. Yamanouchi has been working to facilitate research and student exchange between the University of Tokyo and two Russian universities, Lomonosov Moscow State University and St. Petersburg State University.  He organized the First STEPS Symposium on Photon Science in March 2015 under the program.

Preface 6
Contents 9
Contributors 14
Laser-plasma Interaction 17
1 Relativistic Nano-Plasma Photonics 18
Acknowledgements 27
References 28
2 Super-Intense Laser-Plasma Interaction in Real-World Applications 29
References 36
3 Frontier in Astrophysical Plasma by Using Laser Experiments 38
References 46
4 Terahertz and Mid-Infrared Radiation from Femtosecond Filaments in Gases 47
4.1 Introduction: Filamentation of Femtosecond Laser Pulses in Transparent Media 47
4.2 Terahertz and Mid-Infrared Radiation from Femtosecond Filaments in Gases 51
4.3 Conclusions 53
Acknowledgements 54
References 54
Electron Scattering 56
5 Laser-Assisted Electron Scattering and Diffraction for Ultrafast Imaging of Atoms and Molecules 57
5.1 Introduction 57
5.2 Experiments 58
5.3 Laser-Assisted Elastic Electron Scattering 59
5.4 Laser-Assisted Electron Diffraction 60
Acknowledgements 61
References 61
6 Laser-Assisted Electron Momentum Spectroscopy: Theory, Potential, and Perspectives 63
6.1 Introduction 63
6.2 Laser-Assisted Electron Momentum Spectroscopy 63
6.3 Conclusion 77
References 77
Exotic Properties of Light 78
7 Evolution of Polarization Singularities of Two Monochromatic Beams in Their Collinear Interaction in an Isotropic Medium with Spatial Dispersion of Cubic Nonlinearity 79
7.1 Introduction 79
7.2 Theory 81
7.3 Conclusion 90
Acknowledgements 90
References 90
8 Biphoton and Triphoton States, Entanglement, and Schmidt Decompositions 92
8.1 Introduction 92
8.2 Theory 93
8.3 Conclusion 99
References 100
Imaging 101
9 Luminescent Sensors for Single-Cell Analysis 102
References 112
10 Photophysical Properties of Triplet Emitters Based on Au-Cu, Au-Ag Supramolecular Complexes and Prospective of Application in Sensing, Bioimaging, and OLEDs 113
References 126
11 Extreme Imaging and Beyond 128
Reference 134
Molecules and Clusters in Intense Laser Fields 135
12 Classical Trajectory Models for Laser-Atom and Laser-Molecule Interactions 136
12.1 Introduction 136
12.2 Theoretical Model of a Classical Many-Electron System 138
12.3 Monte Carlo Simulation 139
12.4 Application to Laser-Driven D3+ and Laser-Driven C 139
12.5 Summary 142
Acknowledgments 143
References 143
13 Study of Relaxation of Multi-photon Excited Neutral Rare-Gas Molecules and Clusters in a Supersonic Jet: REMPI TOF and REMPI PES Spectroscopies of Rare-Gas Dimers and Clusters 144
References 152
14 Broadband Electromagnetic Wave Emission from an Atomic Cluster Plasma Produced by Femtosecond Laser Pulses: From X-Ray to Terahertz Wavelengths 153
14.1 Introduction 153
14.2 THz Generation from Clusters 154
14.3 Conclusion 158
References 158
New Methods in Spectroscopy 159
15 High-Resolution Femtosecond Comb Spectroscopy 160
References 167
16 Laser Synthesis of Ultra-Cold Molecules: From Design to Production 168
16.1 Introduction 168
16.2 Experimental Procedure 169
16.3 Coupled Channel Deperturbation Analysis 170
16.4 Applications 172
16.5 Conclusion 175
References 176
17 Ultracold Molecules: Production and Application 177
17.1 Introduction 177
17.2 Preparation of Ultracold Molecules 178
17.3 Variation of Fundamental Constants 180
References 182
18 Spectroscopy of Flavin-Containing Proteins: Theoretical Insights 183
References 186
Photochemistry of Novel Materials 187
19 Photo-Excited State Chemistry of 4-Diazo-2,2-Dimethyl-5, 5-Dihydrofun-3-One 188
References 190
20 Novel Porphyrin–Fullerene Covalent Dyads Capable of Forming Charge-Separated States on a Microsecond Lifetime Scale 191
Acknowledgements 199
References 199
21 Optical Properties of Ultra-Small Gold Nanostructures 200
21.1 Introduction 200
21.2 Optical Properties of Au Clusters 203
21.3 Summary 212
References 212
Light Propagation and Its Applications 214
22 Femtosecond Filaments and Their Plasma Channels in a Focused Laser Beam in Air 215
References 224
23 Coherent Photon Technology: Science to Innovation 225
References 234
Material Synthesis 235
24 Laser-Inspired Chemical Transformations 236
Acknowledgements 243
References 244
25 Super-Ionic Nano-Composite Solid Electrolytes Prepared by Laser Ablation 245
Acknowledgements 253
References 253
26 Magneto-Optical Functionalities in Cyano-Bridged Bimetal Assemblies and Metal-Oxide Nanomaterials 254
26.1 Introduction 254
26.2 Light-Induced Spin-Crossover Magnet 254
26.3 Chiral Photomagnet 260
References 268
27 Helium-Ion Microscope as a Tool for Gentle Modification on the Nanoscale 269
Acknowledgements 274
References 274
Index 275