Incoherent mid-infrared photon echoes with parametrically downconverted light

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Reference S. Woutersen, M. Bonn, U. Emmerichs and H.J. Bakker, Incoherent mid-infrared photon echoes with parametrically downconverted light, Laser Chem. 19, 123-126 (1999)
Group Ultrafast Spectroscopy

We present a simple method to generate mid-infrared photon echoes, using parametrically downconverted incoherent light. The photon echoes generated in this way enable the study of the dynamics of vibrations in the 1.5-4.0 µm wavelength region with subpicosecond time resolution.