Far-Field Subdiffraction Imaging of Semiconductors Using Nonlinear Transient Absorption Differential Microscopy

Ning Liu, Mahendar Kumbham, Isabel Pita, Yina Guo, Paolo Bianchini, Alberto Diaspro, Syed A.M. Tofail, André Peremans, Christophe Silien

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Abstract

Label-free absorption spectroscopies are frontline techniques to reveal the spectral fingerprint, composition and environment of materials and are applicable to a wide range of samples. In an effort to improve the spatial resolution of far-field absorption microscopy, which is limited by the diffraction of light, an imaging technique based on transient absorption saturation has recently been developed. Here we report a far-field transient absorption microscopy that does not require the sample to exhibit saturable absorption to break the diffraction barrier. By alternating the wavefront of the pump beams and exploiting a nonlinearity in the transient absorption intrinsic to semiconductors, we demonstrate imaging, beyond the diffraction limit, in CdSe nanobelts. This differential technique is applied for label-free super-resolution absorption microspectroscopy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)478-485
Number of pages8
JournalACS Photonics
Volume3
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Mar 2016

Keywords

  • bleaching
  • cadmium selenide
  • induced absorption
  • label-free
  • microspectroscopy
  • nanowire
  • pump''probe
  • super-resolution

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