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H. Miyasaka et al.
11. Ishibashi Y, Katayama T, Ota C, Kobatake S, Irie M, Yokoyama Y, Miyasaka H (2009) Ultrafast
laser spectroscopic study on photochromic cycloreversion dynamics in fulgide derivatives:
one-photon and multiphoton-gated reactions. New J Chem 33:1409–1419
12. Miyasaka H, Ito S, Ishibashi Y (2017) Multiphoton-gated photochromic reaction induced by
pulsed laser excitation. In: Yokoyama Y, Nakatani K (eds) Photon working switches. Springer,
Tokyo, pp 225–235
13. Tamura H, Nanbu S, Ishida T, Nakamura H (2006) Ab initio nonadiabatic quantum dynamics
of cyclohexadiene/hexatriene ultrafast photoisomerization. J Chem Phys 124:084313
14. Tamura H, Nanbu S, Ishida T, Nakamura H (2006) Laser control of reactions of photoswitching
functional molecules. J Chem Phys 125:034307
15. Kondorskiy A, Nanbu S, Teranishi Y, Nakamura H (2010) Control of chemical dynamics by
lasers: theoretical considerations. J Phys Chem A 114(114):6171–6187
16. Ward CL, Elles CG (2012) Controlling the excited-state reaction dynamics of a photochromic
molecular switch with sequential two-photon excitation. J Phys Chem Lett 3:2995–3000
17. Ward CL, Elles CG (2014) Cycloreversion dynamics of a photochromic molecular switch via
one-photon and sequential two-photon excitation. J Phys Chem A 118:10011–10019
18. Sotome H, Nagasaka T, Une K, Morikawa S, Katayama T, Kobatake S, Irie M, Miyasaka H
(2017) Cycloreversion reaction of a diarylethene derivative at higher excited states attained by
two-color, two-photon femtosecond pulsed excitation. J Am Chem Soc 139:17159–17167
19. Sumi T, Takagi Y, Yagi A, Morimoto M, Irie M (2014) Photoirradiation wavelength dependence
of cycloreversion quantum yields of diarylethenes. Chem Commun 50:3928–3930
20. Nagasaka T, Sotome H, Yoshida Y, Yokoyama Y, Miyasaka H (2018) Cycloreversion reaction
of a fulgide derivative in higher excited states attained by femtosecond two-photon pulsed
excitation. J Phys Chem C 122:24987–24995
21. Mori K, Ishibashi Y, Matsuda H, Ito S, Nagasawa Y, Nakagawa H, Uchida K, Yokojima S,
Nakamura S, Irie M, Miyasaka H (2011) One-color reversible control of photochromic reactions
in a diarylethene derivative: Three-photon cyclization and two-photon cycloreversion by, a
near-infrared femtosecond laser pulse at 1.28 μm. J Am Chem Soc 133:2621–2625
22. Sotome H, Nagasaka T, Une K, Okui C, Ishibashi Y, Kamada K, Kobatake S, Irie M, Miyasaka
H (2017) J Phys Chem Lett 8:3272–3276
23. Hell SW, Wichmann J (1994) Breaking the diffraction resolution limit by stimulated emission:
stimulated-emission-depletion fluorescence microscopy. Opt Lett 19:780–782
24. Betzig E, Patterson GH, Sougrat R, Lindwasser OW, Olenych S, Bonifacino JS, Davidson MW,
Lippincott-Schwartz J, Hess HF (2006) Imaging intracellular fluorescent proteins at nanometer
resolution. Science 313:1642–1645
25. Moerner WE, Kador L (1989) Optical detection and spectroscopy of single molecules in a
solid. Phys Rev Lett 62:2535–2538
26. Ito S, Kusumi T, Takei S, Miyasaka H (2009) Diffusion processes of single fluorescent
molecules in a polymer-based thin material with three-dimensional network. Chem Commun
41:6165–6167
27. Ito S, Itoh K, Pramanik S, Takei S, Miyasaka H (2009) Evaluation of diffusion coefficient in a
dextrin-based photo-curable material by single molecule tracking. Appl Phys Express 2:075004
28. Ito S, Taga Y, Hiratsuka K, Takei S, Kitagawa D, Kobatake S, Miyasaka H (2015) Restricted
diffusion of guest molecules in polymer thin films on solid substrates as revealed by threedimensional single-molecule tracking. Chem Commun 51:13756–13759
29. Arai Y, Ito S, Fujita H, Yoneda Y, Kaji T, Takei S, Kashihara R, Morimoto M, Irie M,
Miyasaka H (2017) One-colour control of activation, excitation and deactivation of a fluorescent
diarylethene derivative in super-resolution microscopy. Chem Commun 53:4066–4069
30. Uno K, Niikura H, Morimoto M, Ishibashi Y, Miyasaka H, Irie M (2011) In situ preparation
of highly fluorescent dyes upon photoirradiation. J Am Chem Soc 133:13558–13564
31. Urbach F (1953) The long-wavelength edge of photographic sensitivity and of the electronic
absorption of solids. Phys Rev 92:1324
32. Ashkin A (2000) History of optical trapping and manipulation of small-neutral particle, atoms,
and molecules. IEEE J Sel Top Quantum Electron 6:841–856
H. Miyasaka et al.
11. Ishibashi Y, Katayama T, Ota C, Kobatake S, Irie M, Yokoyama Y, Miyasaka H (2009) Ultrafast
laser spectroscopic study on photochromic cycloreversion dynamics in fulgide derivatives:
one-photon and multiphoton-gated reactions. New J Chem 33:1409–1419
12. Miyasaka H, Ito S, Ishibashi Y (2017) Multiphoton-gated photochromic reaction induced by
pulsed laser excitation. In: Yokoyama Y, Nakatani K (eds) Photon working switches. Springer,
Tokyo, pp 225–235
13. Tamura H, Nanbu S, Ishida T, Nakamura H (2006) Ab initio nonadiabatic quantum dynamics
of cyclohexadiene/hexatriene ultrafast photoisomerization. J Chem Phys 124:084313
14. Tamura H, Nanbu S, Ishida T, Nakamura H (2006) Laser control of reactions of photoswitching
functional molecules. J Chem Phys 125:034307
15. Kondorskiy A, Nanbu S, Teranishi Y, Nakamura H (2010) Control of chemical dynamics by
lasers: theoretical considerations. J Phys Chem A 114(114):6171–6187
16. Ward CL, Elles CG (2012) Controlling the excited-state reaction dynamics of a photochromic
molecular switch with sequential two-photon excitation. J Phys Chem Lett 3:2995–3000
17. Ward CL, Elles CG (2014) Cycloreversion dynamics of a photochromic molecular switch via
one-photon and sequential two-photon excitation. J Phys Chem A 118:10011–10019
18. Sotome H, Nagasaka T, Une K, Morikawa S, Katayama T, Kobatake S, Irie M, Miyasaka H
(2017) Cycloreversion reaction of a diarylethene derivative at higher excited states attained by
two-color, two-photon femtosecond pulsed excitation. J Am Chem Soc 139:17159–17167
19. Sumi T, Takagi Y, Yagi A, Morimoto M, Irie M (2014) Photoirradiation wavelength dependence
of cycloreversion quantum yields of diarylethenes. Chem Commun 50:3928–3930
20. Nagasaka T, Sotome H, Yoshida Y, Yokoyama Y, Miyasaka H (2018) Cycloreversion reaction
of a fulgide derivative in higher excited states attained by femtosecond two-photon pulsed
excitation. J Phys Chem C 122:24987–24995
21. Mori K, Ishibashi Y, Matsuda H, Ito S, Nagasawa Y, Nakagawa H, Uchida K, Yokojima S,
Nakamura S, Irie M, Miyasaka H (2011) One-color reversible control of photochromic reactions
in a diarylethene derivative: Three-photon cyclization and two-photon cycloreversion by, a
near-infrared femtosecond laser pulse at 1.28 μm. J Am Chem Soc 133:2621–2625
22. Sotome H, Nagasaka T, Une K, Okui C, Ishibashi Y, Kamada K, Kobatake S, Irie M, Miyasaka
H (2017) J Phys Chem Lett 8:3272–3276
23. Hell SW, Wichmann J (1994) Breaking the diffraction resolution limit by stimulated emission:
stimulated-emission-depletion fluorescence microscopy. Opt Lett 19:780–782
24. Betzig E, Patterson GH, Sougrat R, Lindwasser OW, Olenych S, Bonifacino JS, Davidson MW,
Lippincott-Schwartz J, Hess HF (2006) Imaging intracellular fluorescent proteins at nanometer
resolution. Science 313:1642–1645
25. Moerner WE, Kador L (1989) Optical detection and spectroscopy of single molecules in a
solid. Phys Rev Lett 62:2535–2538
26. Ito S, Kusumi T, Takei S, Miyasaka H (2009) Diffusion processes of single fluorescent
molecules in a polymer-based thin material with three-dimensional network. Chem Commun
41:6165–6167
27. Ito S, Itoh K, Pramanik S, Takei S, Miyasaka H (2009) Evaluation of diffusion coefficient in a
dextrin-based photo-curable material by single molecule tracking. Appl Phys Express 2:075004
28. Ito S, Taga Y, Hiratsuka K, Takei S, Kitagawa D, Kobatake S, Miyasaka H (2015) Restricted
diffusion of guest molecules in polymer thin films on solid substrates as revealed by threedimensional single-molecule tracking. Chem Commun 51:13756–13759
29. Arai Y, Ito S, Fujita H, Yoneda Y, Kaji T, Takei S, Kashihara R, Morimoto M, Irie M,
Miyasaka H (2017) One-colour control of activation, excitation and deactivation of a fluorescent
diarylethene derivative in super-resolution microscopy. Chem Commun 53:4066–4069
30. Uno K, Niikura H, Morimoto M, Ishibashi Y, Miyasaka H, Irie M (2011) In situ preparation
of highly fluorescent dyes upon photoirradiation. J Am Chem Soc 133:13558–13564
31. Urbach F (1953) The long-wavelength edge of photographic sensitivity and of the electronic
absorption of solids. Phys Rev 92:1324
32. Ashkin A (2000) History of optical trapping and manipulation of small-neutral particle, atoms,
and molecules. IEEE J Sel Top Quantum Electron 6:841–856