Ultrafast Science, Volume. 3, Issue 1, 0032(2023)

High-Sensitivity Visualization of Ultrafast Carrier Diffusion by Wide-Field Holographic Microscopy

Martin Hörmann1、†, Federico Visentin1、†, Andrea Zanetta2, Johann Osmond3, Giulia Grancini2, Niek F. Hulst3,4, Matz Liebel3, Giulio Cerullo1,5, and Franco V. A. Camargo5、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Dipartimento di Fisica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.
  • 2Department of Chemistry and INSTM, University of Pavia, Via T. Taramelli 14, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
  • 3ICFO - Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology, 08860 Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain.
  • 4ICREA - Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats, Passeig Lluís Companys 23, 08010 Barcelona, Spain.
  • 5IFN-CNR, Piazza L. da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.
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    Martin Hörmann, Federico Visentin, Andrea Zanetta, Johann Osmond, Giulia Grancini, Niek F. Hulst, Matz Liebel, Giulio Cerullo, Franco V. A. Camargo. High-Sensitivity Visualization of Ultrafast Carrier Diffusion by Wide-Field Holographic Microscopy[J]. Ultrafast Science, 2023, 3(1): 0032

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    Paper Information

    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Jan. 2, 2023

    Accepted: May. 30, 2023

    Published Online: Dec. 4, 2023

    The Author Email: Camargo Franco V. A. (franco.camargo@cnr.it)

    DOI:10.34133/ultrafastscience.0032

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