Physics Colloquium
Friday, September 19, 2003 4 P.M.
E300 Math/Science Center
John T. Fourkas
Eugene F. Merkert Chemistry Center
Boston College
Seeing and Shaping the Microscopic World
with Multiphoton Absorption
The inherent optical nonlinearity of multiphoton absorption (MPA) allows
for the localization of photophysical and photochemical processes within
a tight focal volume, the position of which can be controlled in three
dimensions. This feature of MPA has led to numerous advances in 3-D
imaging and fabrication in recent years. I will discuss two particular
applications of MPA, multiphoton-absorption-induced luminescence for
the detection of single nanoparticles and the fabrication of functional
3-D microdevices.
Refreshments: 3:30 PM, E200 Math/Science Center |
