Development of Ultrafast Cavity-Enhanced Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy for Coherent Control Experimental Design

用于相干控制实验设计的超快腔增强二维光谱学的发展

• 批准号: 2207784
• 负责人: Melanie Reber
• 金额: $ 52.57万
• 依托单位: University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2022-08-01 至 2025-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2207784&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Development; Ultrafast; Cavity; Enhanced; Two

With support from the programs in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Experimental Physics (AMO-E), Chemical Structure, Dynamics and Mechanisms-A (CSDM-A) and Integrative Activities in Physics, Prof. Melanie Reber at the University of Georgia is increasing the sensitivity of a laser technique for studying and controlling molecules. The idea of using light to selectively control the breaking of a bond and to control the outcome of a chemical reaction is a long-standing dream. It could potentially provide new avenues to synthesize molecules or even create new molecules. In order to use light for a controlled synthesis, ideally one would have detailed knowledge about the molecular electronic, vibrational, and rotational energy landscapes and how they are coupled. One challenge with describing the molecular system for designing control sequences is if the molecule has complicated dynamics that are not well described by current computational chemistry or spectroscopic methods. This project will develop a spectroscopy-driven approach to designing coherent control experiments, specifically improving the sensitivity and resolution of two-dimensional spectroscopy through the use of optical enhancement cavities and frequency comb lasers. Two-dimensional spectroscopy provides information about the structure and dynamics of molecules, but currently can only be used on condensed-phase samples. Over the three years of the project, the research team will develop the capability to perform multidimensional spectroscopy on dilute species, enabling studies of small, isolated molecules without the effects of solvent, for example. The students working on this highly-technical project will gain valuable interdisciplinary training in electronics, optics, lasers, vacuum technology, programming, data analysis, CAD design, and quantum mechanics. This training will set the students up for successful careers in technical fields in industry and academia. In addition, the PI will start a yearly workshop aimed at students from local colleges, including several HBCU’s, to learn about chemistry and physics graduate school and the application process.The research team will develop a high-resolution and ultrafast two-dimensional spectrometer for characterization of vibrational and electronic coupling in molecules for a detailed molecular approach to designing coherent control experiments. The main goal of the project is to build the cavity-enhanced two-dimensional spectrometer with a visible pump and tunable visible probe with a dual comb detection scheme. They will use frequency comb lasers and techniques, including dual-comb detection, to increase the sensitivity and enable high-resolution spectral detection. The cavity-enhancement will improve the sensitivity of two-dimensional spectroscopy, such that dilute species in molecular beams can be studied with two-dimensional spectroscopy for the first time. This instrument will then provide new data on the structure and dynamics of gas phase molecules with the potential for ultrafast time resolution and high-precision frequency resolution to be used for coherent control experimental design.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

在原子，分子和光学实验物理学（AMO-E），化学结构，动力学和机理-A（CSDM-A）和物理学综合活动计划的支持下，格鲁吉亚大学的Melanie Reber教授正在提高激光技术研究和控制分子的灵敏度。 利用光来选择性地控制键的断裂和控制化学反应的结果的想法是一个长期的梦想。它可能为合成分子甚至创造新分子提供新的途径。为了使用光进行受控合成，理想情况下，人们应该详细了解分子的电子，振动和旋转能量景观以及它们如何耦合。描述用于设计控制序列的分子系统的一个挑战是分子是否具有通过当前计算化学或光谱方法不能很好描述的复杂动力学。该项目将开发一种光谱驱动的方法来设计相干控制实验，特别是通过使用光学增强腔和频率梳状激光器来提高二维光谱的灵敏度和分辨率。二维光谱提供了分子结构和动力学的信息，但目前只能用于凝聚相样品。在该项目的三年时间里，研究团队将开发对稀释物质进行多维光谱分析的能力，例如，可以在没有溶剂影响的情况下研究小的孤立分子。从事这个高技术项目的学生将获得电子，光学，激光，真空技术，编程，数据分析，CAD设计和量子力学方面的宝贵跨学科培训。这项培训将使学生在工业和学术界的技术领域取得成功。此外，PI还将每年举办一次研讨会，面向包括HBCU在内的当地大学的学生，让他们了解化学和物理研究生院以及申请流程。研究团队将开发一种高分辨率和超快的二维光谱仪，用于表征分子中的振动和电子耦合，以详细的分子方法设计相干控制实验。本项目的主要目标是建立一个具有可见光抽运和可调谐可见光探针的腔增强二维光谱仪，采用双梳状探测方案。他们将使用频率梳激光器和技术，包括双梳检测，以提高灵敏度并实现高分辨率光谱检测。腔增强将提高二维光谱学的灵敏度，从而使分子束中的稀组分首次可以用二维光谱学来研究。该仪器将提供气相分子结构和动力学的新数据，并具有用于相干控制实验设计的超快时间分辨率和高精度频率分辨率的潜力。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。