Cho M. Two-Dimensional Optical Spectroscopy

Taylor & Francis Group, 2009. — 378 p. ISBN: 978-1-4200-8429-0The purpose of this book is twofold: It provides a detailed account of basic theory required for an understanding of the two-dimensional vibrational and electronic spectroscopy, and it also bridges the gap between the formal development of nonlinear optical spectroscopy and the application of the theory to the explanation of experimental results. The main emphasis is on principles rather than on practical aspects, though the reader may find sections where practical applications of the twodimensional optical spectroscopy to complicated molecular systems, such as proteins and light-harvesting complexes, dominate.
It is assumed that the reader has the usual undergraduate background knowledge of quantum mechanics, electromagnetic theory, spectroscopy, statistical mechanics, and physical chemistry. This book is intended to serve as a monograph for researchers in this particular topic as well as a textbook for advanced graduate students. I hope that it helps to fulfill the needs of time-domain spectroscopists who wish to deepen their understanding of the basic features of nonlinear response function theory and intermolecular interaction-induced phenomena and who intend to apply the recently developed tools of vibrational and electronic spectroscopy in two dimensions.
The scope of the material is restricted in various ways, but most importantly, theoretical descriptions of two-dimensional spectroscopy of coupled two-level systems and anharmonic oscillators are generally valid and can be easily extended to account for the two-dimensional spectroscopy of coupled multi-chromophore systems.Quantum Dynamics
Linear Response Spectroscopy
Second-Order Response Spectroscopy
Third-Order Response Spectroscopy
Two-Dimensional Pump–Probe Spectroscopy
Two-Dimensional Photon Echo Spectroscopy
Coupled Multi-Chromophore System
Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy of Coupled Dimers
Chemical Exchange and Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy
Polarization-Controlled Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy
Applications of Two-Dimensional Vibrational Spectroscopy
Applications of Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy
Two-Dimensional Second-Order Response Spectroscopy
Linear Optical Activity Spectroscopy
Nonlinear Optical Activity Spectroscopy