Journal of Crystal Growth, Vol.214, 1160-1162, 2000
Phonon relaxation in CdSSe semiconductor quantum dots studied by femtosecond time-resolved resonant four-wave mixing spectroscopy
We have observed coherent longitudinal optical phonons in CdSSe quantum dots embedded in a glass matrix by femtosecond time-resolved coherent anti-stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS). The LO phonon mode is identified by the frequency of the oscillations on the CARS signal. The phase relaxation time is directly deduced from the decay of the signal.