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Multiphoton excitation of quantum dots by ultrashort and ultraintense laser pulses
KTH, School of Biotechnology (BIO), Theoretical Chemistry.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2442-1809
KTH, School of Biotechnology (BIO), Theoretical Chemistry.
KTH, School of Biotechnology (BIO), Theoretical Chemistry.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0007-0394
KTH, School of Biotechnology (BIO), Theoretical Chemistry.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1763-9383
2006 (English)In: Applied Physics Letters, ISSN 0003-6951, E-ISSN 1077-3118, Vol. 88, no 22, p. 221114-1-221114-3Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Multiphoton optical processes in semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) excited by ultrafast (femtosecond) and ultraintense (GW/cm(2)) lasers are considered as the ultimate tags for cellular bioimaging. By solving the time-dependent Schrodinger equation unperturbatively, experimentally observed strong multiphoton excitation is reproduced when optical transitions among all confined states and a few hundred more extended states are taken into account. Model calculations indicate a significant excitation of a CdS QD of 3.7 nm in radius by a 100 fs laser pulse with a 10 GW/cm(2) peak optical power. The excitation rate is almost constant between 1300 and 560 nm, a useful region for bioimaging.

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2006. Vol. 88, no 22, p. 221114-1-221114-3
Keywords [en]
Cadmium sulfide; Medical imaging; Photons; Ultrashort pulses; Bioimaging; Multiphoton excitation; Optical transitions
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-8235DOI: 10.1063/1.2209209ISI: 000238001900014Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-33744789161OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-8235DiVA, id: diva2:13500
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QC 20100730Available from: 2008-04-18 Created: 2008-04-18 Last updated: 2022-06-26Bibliographically approved
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1. Optical Properties of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Optical Properties of Low Dimensional Semiconductor Materials
2008 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other scientific)
Abstract [en]

This dissertation presents a serial study on optical properties of different semiconductor materials. Three main types of studies are addressed: The role of doping levels of N and Al atoms in the room-temperature photoluminescence (PL) of 4H-SiC films for optoelectronic applications; the use of a basic Monte Carlo method combined with probability calculations of the time-dependent Schroedinger equation to manifest multi-photon absorption and emission of II-VI compound quantum dots (QDs) for bioimaging; a theoretical quantum chemistry approach to study of structure and optical properties of InGaAsN and GaAs clusters for laser technology applications. 4H-SiC films were grown on AlN/SiC(100) substrates by a chemical vapour deposition (CVD) system. Three well-defined room-temperature PL peaks close to the band-gap energy were observed. By a detailed theoretical analysis of optical transitions in the samples, it was found that the PL peaks are most probably due to the optical transitions between impurity levels and band edges, and the transition between the second minimum of the conduction band and the top of the valance band. Special attention has been paid to effects of doping levels of N and Al impurities. Optical transitions in several II-VI semiconductor QDs have been studied by a quantum Monte Carlo method. We model the QD energy band structure by a spherical square quantum well and the electrons in the conduction band and holes in the valence band by the effective mass approximation. The optical probabilities of optical transitions induced by ultrafast and ultraintense laser pulses are calculated from the time-dependent Schroedinger equation. With the inclusion of the nonradiative electron-phonon processes, the calculated absorption and emission spectra are in agreement with experimental work. The dynamic processes and up-conversion luminescence of the QDs, required for many applications including bio-imaging, are demonstrated. Quantum chemistry is used to study InGaAsN and GaAs nano systems. The molecular structures of a series of dilute-nitride zinc blende InGaNAs clusters are examined from the energy point of view with a semi-empirical method. The optimum cluster configurations are identified by which we can identify the detailed bonding structures and the effects of In mole fraction. After proper geometry construction, an effective central insertion scheme has been implemented to study the electronic band structures of GaAs at the first-principles level. The formation of energy bands and quantum confinement effects have been revealed, thus providing theoretical support for laser design.

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Stockholm: KTH, 2008. p. 58
Series
Trita-BIO-Report, ISSN 1654-2312 ; 2008:8
Keywords
Semiconductor, Low dimensional, optics
National Category
Physical Sciences
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urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-4699 (URN)978-91-7178-909-9 (ISBN)
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2008-04-29, FA31, Roslagstullsbacken 21, AlbaNova, Stockholm, 14:00
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QC 20100730Available from: 2008-04-18 Created: 2008-04-18 Last updated: 2022-06-26Bibliographically approved

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