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60. Riedle E, Beutter M, Lochbrunner S, Piel J, Schenkl S, Sporlein S, Zinth W (2000) Generation of
10–50 fs pulses tunable through all of the visible and the NIR. Appl Phys B Lasers Opt 71(3):457–
465. https ://doi.org/10.1007/s0034 00000 351
61. Feng Y, Vinogradov I, Ge NH (2017) General noise suppression scheme with reference detection
in heterodyne nonlinear spectroscopy. Opt Express 25(21):26262–26279
62. Lanzani G, Cerullo G, Brabec C, Sariciftci NS (2003) Time domain investigation of the intrachain vibrational dynamics of a prototypical light-emitting conjugated polymer. Phys Rev Lett
90(4):047402
63. Nagasawa Y, Yoneda Y, Nambu S, Muramatsu M, Takeuchi E, Tsumori H, Miyasaka H (2014)
Femtosecond degenerate four-wave-mixing measurements of coherent intramolecular vibrations
in an ultrafast electron transfer system. Vib Spectrosc 70:58–62. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.vibsp
ec.2013.11.006
64. Song Y, Hellmann C, Stingelin N, Scholes GD (2015) The separation of vibrational coherence
from ground- and excited-electronic states in P3HT film. J Chem Phys 142(21):212410. https ://doi.
org/10.1063/1.49163 25
65. Ruhman S, Joly AG, Nelson KA (1987) Time-resolved observations of coherent molecular
vibrational motion and the general occurrence of impulsive stimulated scattering. J Chem Phys
86(11):6563–6565
66. Kumar ATN, Rosca F, Widom A, Champion PM (2001) Investigations of ultrafast nuclear response
induced by resonant and nonresonant laser pulses. J Chem Phys 114(15):6795–6815
67. Kumar ATN, Rosca F, Widom A, Champion PM (2001) Investigations of amplitude and phase
excitation profiles in femtosecond coherence spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 114(2):701–724
68. Cina JA, Kovac PA, Jumper CC, Dean JC, Scholes GD (2016) Ultrafast transient absorption revisited: phase-flips, spectral fingers, and other dynamical features. J Chem Phys 144(17):175102
69. Kraack JP, Buckup T, Motzkus M (2013) Coherent high-frequency vibrational dynamics in the
excited electronic state of all-trans retinal derivatives. J Phys Chem Lett 4(3):383–387
70. Schnedermann C, Liebel M, Kukura P (2015) Mode-specificity of vibrationally coherent internal
conversion in rhodopsin during the primary visual event. J Am Chem Soc 137(8):2886–2891. https
://doi.org/10.1021/ja508 941k
71. Kraack JP, Buckup T, Motzkus M (2011) Vibrational analysis of excited and ground electronic
states of all-trans retinal protonated Schiff-bases. Phys Chem Chem Phys 13(48):21402–21410
72. Ohta K, Larsen DS, Yang M, Fleming GR (2001) Influence of intramolecular vibrations in
third-order, time-domain resonant spectroscopies. II. Numerical calculations. J Chem Phys
114(18):8020–8039. https ://doi.org/10.1063/1.13592 41
73. Erland J, Balslev I (1993) Theory of quantum beat and polarization interference in four-wave mixing. Phys Rev A 48(3):R1765–R1768
74. Koch M, Feldmann J, von Plessen G, Göbel EO, Thomas P, Köhler K (1992) Quantum beats versus
polarization interference: an experimental distinction. Phys Rev Lett 69(25):3631–3634
75. Faeder J, Pinkas I, Knopp G, Prior Y, Tannor DJ (2001) Vibrational polarization beats in femtosecond coherent anti-stokes Raman spectroscopy: a signature of dissociative pump–dump–pump wave
packet dynamics. J Chem Phys 115(18):8440–8454. https ://doi.org/10.1063/1.14122 53
76. Weigel A, Sebesta A, Kukura P (2015) Shaped and feedback-controlled excitation of single molecules in the weak-field limit. J Phys Chem Lett 6(20):4032–4037
77. Wende T, Liebel M, Schnedermann C, Pethick RJ, Kukura P (2014) Population-controlled impulsive vibrational spectroscopy: background- and baseline-free Raman spectroscopy of excited electronic states. J Phys Chem A 118(43):9976–9984
78. Liebel M, Schnedermann C, Kukura P (2014) Vibrationally coherent crossing and coupling of
electronic states during internal conversion in beta-carotene. Phys Rev Lett 112(19):198302
79. Wohlleben W, Buckup T, Hashimoto H, Cogdell RJ, Herek JL, Motzkus M (2004) Pump-depleteprobe spectroscopy and the puzzle of carotenoid dark states. J Phys Chem B 108(10):3320–3325
80. Buckup T, Savolainen J, Wohlleben W, Herek JL, Hashimoto H, Correia RRB, Motzkus M (2006)
Pump-probe and pump-deplete-probe spectroscopies on carotenoids with N = 9–15 conjugated
bonds. J Chem Phys 125(19):194505
81. Larsen DS, Papagiannakis E, van Stokkum IHM, Vengris M, Kennis JTM, van Grondelle R (2003)
Excited state dynamics of beta-carotene explored with dispersed multi-pulse transient absorption.
Chem Phys Lett 381(5–6):733–742. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplet t.2003.10.016
82. Papagiannakis E, Vengris M, Larsen DS, van Stokkum IHM, Hiller RG, van Grondelle R (2006)
Use of ultrafast dispersed pump-dump-probe and pump-repump-probe spectroscopies to explore
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60. Riedle E, Beutter M, Lochbrunner S, Piel J, Schenkl S, Sporlein S, Zinth W (2000) Generation of
10–50 fs pulses tunable through all of the visible and the NIR. Appl Phys B Lasers Opt 71(3):457–
465. https ://doi.org/10.1007/s0034 00000 351
61. Feng Y, Vinogradov I, Ge NH (2017) General noise suppression scheme with reference detection
in heterodyne nonlinear spectroscopy. Opt Express 25(21):26262–26279
62. Lanzani G, Cerullo G, Brabec C, Sariciftci NS (2003) Time domain investigation of the intrachain vibrational dynamics of a prototypical light-emitting conjugated polymer. Phys Rev Lett
90(4):047402
63. Nagasawa Y, Yoneda Y, Nambu S, Muramatsu M, Takeuchi E, Tsumori H, Miyasaka H (2014)
Femtosecond degenerate four-wave-mixing measurements of coherent intramolecular vibrations
in an ultrafast electron transfer system. Vib Spectrosc 70:58–62. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.vibsp
ec.2013.11.006
64. Song Y, Hellmann C, Stingelin N, Scholes GD (2015) The separation of vibrational coherence
from ground- and excited-electronic states in P3HT film. J Chem Phys 142(21):212410. https ://doi.
org/10.1063/1.49163 25
65. Ruhman S, Joly AG, Nelson KA (1987) Time-resolved observations of coherent molecular
vibrational motion and the general occurrence of impulsive stimulated scattering. J Chem Phys
86(11):6563–6565
66. Kumar ATN, Rosca F, Widom A, Champion PM (2001) Investigations of ultrafast nuclear response
induced by resonant and nonresonant laser pulses. J Chem Phys 114(15):6795–6815
67. Kumar ATN, Rosca F, Widom A, Champion PM (2001) Investigations of amplitude and phase
excitation profiles in femtosecond coherence spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 114(2):701–724
68. Cina JA, Kovac PA, Jumper CC, Dean JC, Scholes GD (2016) Ultrafast transient absorption revisited: phase-flips, spectral fingers, and other dynamical features. J Chem Phys 144(17):175102
69. Kraack JP, Buckup T, Motzkus M (2013) Coherent high-frequency vibrational dynamics in the
excited electronic state of all-trans retinal derivatives. J Phys Chem Lett 4(3):383–387
70. Schnedermann C, Liebel M, Kukura P (2015) Mode-specificity of vibrationally coherent internal
conversion in rhodopsin during the primary visual event. J Am Chem Soc 137(8):2886–2891. https
://doi.org/10.1021/ja508 941k
71. Kraack JP, Buckup T, Motzkus M (2011) Vibrational analysis of excited and ground electronic
states of all-trans retinal protonated Schiff-bases. Phys Chem Chem Phys 13(48):21402–21410
72. Ohta K, Larsen DS, Yang M, Fleming GR (2001) Influence of intramolecular vibrations in
third-order, time-domain resonant spectroscopies. II. Numerical calculations. J Chem Phys
114(18):8020–8039. https ://doi.org/10.1063/1.13592 41
73. Erland J, Balslev I (1993) Theory of quantum beat and polarization interference in four-wave mixing. Phys Rev A 48(3):R1765–R1768
74. Koch M, Feldmann J, von Plessen G, Göbel EO, Thomas P, Köhler K (1992) Quantum beats versus
polarization interference: an experimental distinction. Phys Rev Lett 69(25):3631–3634
75. Faeder J, Pinkas I, Knopp G, Prior Y, Tannor DJ (2001) Vibrational polarization beats in femtosecond coherent anti-stokes Raman spectroscopy: a signature of dissociative pump–dump–pump wave
packet dynamics. J Chem Phys 115(18):8440–8454. https ://doi.org/10.1063/1.14122 53
76. Weigel A, Sebesta A, Kukura P (2015) Shaped and feedback-controlled excitation of single molecules in the weak-field limit. J Phys Chem Lett 6(20):4032–4037
77. Wende T, Liebel M, Schnedermann C, Pethick RJ, Kukura P (2014) Population-controlled impulsive vibrational spectroscopy: background- and baseline-free Raman spectroscopy of excited electronic states. J Phys Chem A 118(43):9976–9984
78. Liebel M, Schnedermann C, Kukura P (2014) Vibrationally coherent crossing and coupling of
electronic states during internal conversion in beta-carotene. Phys Rev Lett 112(19):198302
79. Wohlleben W, Buckup T, Hashimoto H, Cogdell RJ, Herek JL, Motzkus M (2004) Pump-depleteprobe spectroscopy and the puzzle of carotenoid dark states. J Phys Chem B 108(10):3320–3325
80. Buckup T, Savolainen J, Wohlleben W, Herek JL, Hashimoto H, Correia RRB, Motzkus M (2006)
Pump-probe and pump-deplete-probe spectroscopies on carotenoids with N = 9–15 conjugated
bonds. J Chem Phys 125(19):194505
81. Larsen DS, Papagiannakis E, van Stokkum IHM, Vengris M, Kennis JTM, van Grondelle R (2003)
Excited state dynamics of beta-carotene explored with dispersed multi-pulse transient absorption.
Chem Phys Lett 381(5–6):733–742. https ://doi.org/10.1016/j.cplet t.2003.10.016
82. Papagiannakis E, Vengris M, Larsen DS, van Stokkum IHM, Hiller RG, van Grondelle R (2006)
Use of ultrafast dispersed pump-dump-probe and pump-repump-probe spectroscopies to explore
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