Photonics at the Frontiers

Focusing on ultrafast light-matter interactions, this book explores the generation and application of spectrally tunable light pulses to investigate processes occurring on a femtosecond timescale. It highlights the challenges in probing photoexcited species across a broad spectral range, from UV to IR. Daniel Herrmann presents real-time insights into ultrafast charge transfer in organic thin film photovoltaics, discussing efficiency factors and providing detailed experimental results alongside future research possibilities, all rooted in his PhD work at LMU München.