Measuring fluorescence decay times by phase-shift and modulation techniques using the high harmonic content of pulsed light sources
Tóm tắt
In the present work we discuss the possibility to measure fluorescence lifetimes by coupling pulsed excitation with phase-shift and amplitude-modulation detection techniques. We show that, because of the high harmonic content of narrow light pulses, the sample may be considered as simultaneously excited with a set of modulation frequencies up to the GHz region with noticeable power. By measuring then the phase-shift and modulation ratio of fluorescence with respect to the exciting light in the high-frequency region, impressive time resolutions may be achieved. On the other hand, since we dispose of a wide range of modulation frequencies, the problem of the multiexponential decay may be easily handled and has an exact analytical solution, provided the signal-to-noise ratio is good enough. We anticipate the possibility to introduce cross-correlation methods in order to perform the experiment in the very-low-frequency region. A short discussion about the notion of time resolution for this kind of measurement is also included.
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