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Laser spectroscopy of crystalline and nanocrystalline diamond
Zukerstein, Martin ; Trojánek, František (advisor)
The aim of this thesis is a study of NV centres in crystalline and nanocrystalline diamond by laser spectroscopy methods. In the theoretical part we discuss the laser spectroscopy methods, the studied material - diamond and the NV colour centres. In the experimental part we discuss the influence of nanoparticle size on luminescence spectra. We measure the luminescence of samples at room and also at low temperatures depending on the intensity and wavelength of the excitation. We study the photo-conversion of negatively charged state of NV centres to the neutral in detail. We make the time resolved measurements of the luminescence on streak camera for characterization the dynamical properties of the studied samples. The result is the comparison of lifetimes of the states in NV centres in selected samples.
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Ultrafast laser spectroscopy of semiconductor nanostructures
Chlouba, Tomáš ; Trojánek, František (advisor)
In this work we investigate changes in dynamics of CdSe nanocrystalline films caused by different annealing temperatures and different conditions during films growth. We use methods of time-resolved laser spectroscopy like time-resolved pump and probe and streak camera to study these dynamics. We also measured linear absorption and luminiscence. Our goal is to match measured dynamics with dynamics of other samples with different annealing temperatures and discuss the microscopic origin of these dynamics. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Time-resolved spectroscopy of wide-bandgap semiconductors
Martínek, Miroslav ; Trojánek, František (advisor)
In this thesis experimental samples of multiple quantum wells in the InGaN/GaN structures will be compared using methods of laser spectroscopy. In particular, the optical properties of the samples will be investigated. The samples were prepared under different conditions; therefore one of the aims is to compare them. The knowledge of the influence of preparation enables utilization not only for fundamental research, but also for the construction of radiation sources or scintillation detectors. Measurements of absorption and photoluminescence will be carried out and their dynamic properties will be measured as well. There will be examined the effect of different excitation power and different excitation wavelength on the intensity of photoluminescence. From dynamic properties there will be examined the effect of different excitation wavelength on the lifetime of the absorption and how does temperature influence the lifetime of the photoluminescence. Individual quantities will be compared amongst samples and their suitability for further applications will be discussed.
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Ultrafast highly nonlinear processes in diamond
Zukerstein, Martin ; Trojánek, František (advisor) ; Kloz, Miroslav (referee) ; Kužel, Petr (referee)
Intense few-cycle laser pulses can significantly affect the properties of transparent solids during the interaction. These processes take place on femtosecond time scales and they can be studied using ultrafast spectroscopic methods. This dissertation deals with highly nonlinear processes in diamond. In the interaction with a crystalline diamond, we observed a strong nonlinear broadening of the spectrum due to self-phase modulation effect, which allowed us to create a simple technique for compression of pulses from laser oscillator. At the same time, strongly nonlinear five-photon absorption was observed, in which we found a significant anisotropy and dependence on the polarization state. With two-beam pump and probe experiments we present a study of anharmonic phenomena in the dynamics of coherent phonons in diamond, additionally we created a new detection technique of lattice vibrations using multiphoton absorption. Finally, the high time resolution of the experiments revealed that the sub-picosecond electron dynamics strongly depends on the composition and morphology of the polycrystalline diamond thin films. The experimental results of this work provide comprehensive research into the interaction of diamond with few-cycle laser pulses and the development of new spectroscopic methods.
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Time and spectral properties of emICCD camera
Šatra, Šimon ; Trojánek, František (advisor) ; Kozák, Martin (referee)
In this work we focus on determining the properties of emICCD camera PI-MAX4: 512 EM, which is connected to IsoPlane 320 spectrograph. The first chapter contains a brief description of emICCD detection and a summary of parameters of the camera, spectrograph and basics of Lightfield software. The second chapter is dedicated to descri- bing the utilization rate of the gain function, the spectral resolution and comparing the emICCD camera with a classic CCD camera. This work should provide a summary of the basics about the emICCD camera together with the information which are fundamental to its right operation. 1
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Spectroscopy of semiconductors with ultra-high time resolution
Hanák, Martin ; Trojánek, František (advisor) ; Kozák, Martin (referee)
This thesis is aimed at building and optimization of a new experiment setup for measuring time-resolved transmittance using a pump-probe method. Test measurements were then conducted on a sample of SiV centers in diamond. The theoretical part contains a general description of luminescence of color centers. It then specifically focuses on SiV centers in diamond and describes their structure, electronic and spectral properties in detail. The description of our setup and its optimization is given at the beginning of the experimental part. The dependencies of differential transmittance of SiV centers in diamond on excitation intensity and wavelength were measured and the lifetime of SiV centers was then determined from our measurement results. 1
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Measurement of the electric field in semiconductor detector with non-trivial contact geometry
Fridrišek, Tomáš ; Dědič, Václav (advisor) ; Trojánek, František (referee)
The main aim of this bachelor thesis was to investigate whether it is possible to use a new method based on the electro-optical Pockels effect, to study the internal electric field in the coplanar grid detector. The Pocklels coefficient for CdZnTe was determined by measuring the detector with trivial contact geometry. Subsequently, the found Pockels coefficient was used for evaluation of 2D vector field for samples with non-trivial contact geometry. This method was successful to evaluate the electric field in almost entire volume in coplanar grid detectors.
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Study of optical nonlinearities in semiconductors and semiconductor nanostructures
Chlouba, Tomáš ; Trojánek, František (advisor) ; Filip, Radim (referee) ; Herynková, Kateřina (referee)
In the main part of this thesis I study the relaxation mechanisms of charge carriers in silicon nanocrystals in SiO2 matrix. One of the potential applications of these structures lies in photovoltaics, specifically in construction of all-silicon tandem solar cells. I studied the dynamics of carriers in these structures by methods of ultrafast spectroscopy which helped to unravel the microscopic behaviour of carriers, their transport, localization etc. Furthermore I investigated the doping of such structures as the technology of doping is crucial for manufacture of pn- junctions which are the core component of solar cells. At the end I delve into the dissipative Jaynes-Cummings model by mathematical modeling and theoretical calculations which describes among others microlasers and as such comes under a field of cavity quantum electrodynamics.
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Study of properties of ultrashort femtosecond pulses
Hamráček, Karol ; Trojánek, František (advisor) ; Surýnek, Miloslav (referee)
Title: Study of the properties of ultra-short femtosecond pulses Author: Karol Hamráček Department: Department of chemical physics and optics Supervisor: doc. RNDr. František Trojánek, Ph.D. Abstract: Even as a bachelor thesis, the ultra-short pulses produced by the Rainbow CEP4 PRo laser system are about 7 fs long. This implies a very wide spectrum of these pulses, which can be up to 300 nm wide. This is why the ultrashort pulse will be lengthen by passing through a common dispersive medium such as the optical system of the classical optical elements, since each wavelength in the spectrum will propagate differently in the environment and will therefore overtake each other, resp. they will lag behind each other. Our aim will be to study this issue and to deal with the behavior of ultra-short pulses in different media. Keywords: ultra-short pulse, UV area, second harmonic wave
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Time-resolved spectroscopy of wide-bandgap semiconductors
Martínek, Miroslav ; Trojánek, František (advisor)
In this thesis experimental samples of multiple quantum wells in the InGaN/GaN structures will be compared using methods of laser spectroscopy. In particular, the optical properties of the samples will be investigated. The samples were prepared under different conditions; therefore one of the aims is to compare them. The knowledge of the influence of preparation enables utilization not only for fundamental research, but also for the construction of radiation sources or scintillation detectors. Measurements of absorption and photoluminescence will be carried out and their dynamic properties will be measured as well. There will be examined the effect of different excitation power and different excitation wavelength on the intensity of photoluminescence. From dynamic properties there will be examined the effect of different excitation wavelength on the lifetime of the absorption and how does temperature influence the lifetime of the photoluminescence. Individual quantities will be compared amongst samples and their suitability for further applications will be discussed.
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