Work Package 1
Development of nonlinear and vibrational nanoscopy
To establish nonlinear and vibrational microscopy at the nano-level in order to study metallic nanostructures and macromolecular suprastructures without perturbing labelling molecules or sample preparation procedures.
Work Package Leader: Paola Borri
Work Package Students: Juris Kiskis, Michael Stührenberg, Attilio Zilli, Naya Giannakopoulou, Marie Didier, Siyuan Wang, Alberto Lombardini, Carolina Rendon Barraza, Amala Elizabeth, Xiao Ling
Project Progress:
- FWM epi-detected microscope with heterodyne interferometry implemented
- Dual-polarization phase-sensitive FWM detection implemented
- Interface-sensitive wide-field SHG microscope implemented
- Polarization resolved microscopy set-up for structural analysis of supramolecular assemblies and metallic nanoparticles, incorporating SHG, FWM, and Coherent Antistokes Raman Scattering (CARS), implemented
