Elucidating the population dynamics of correlated electron-hole pairs (bound excitons) in
semiconducting quantum dots (QDs) is key for developing our fundamental understanding of …

Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES) has recently been gaining popularity as
an alternative to the more common transient absorption spectroscopy due to the …

Using ultrafast resonant pump-probe spectroscopy in an unconventional experimental setup
we investigate the spectral shape and dynamics of absorption features related to the A …

Exploring the quantum effects in plasmonic responses has attracted growing interest during
the past decade. Extreme downsizing of nanoparticles and interparticle gaps is promising for …

Nonlinear optical signals in optically driven quantum systems can reveal coherences and
thereby open up the possibility for manipulation of quantum states. While the limiting cases …

The advancement of picosecond and femtosecond pulsed lasers made optical spectroscopy
a more powerful tool that has been used in the fields of physics, chemistry, and biology. This …

This thesis presents optical measurements that reveal the nature of excitons, or bound
electron-hole pairs, in colloidal semiconductor quantum dots (QDs). Due to the restrictive …

Using a novel approach to ultrafast resonant pump-probe spectroscopy we investigate the
spectral shape and dynamics of absorption features related to the A exciton in an hBN/MoSe …