Two-dimensional Fano lineshapes: Excited-state absorption contributions.

Daniel Finkelstein-Shapiro1, Tõnu Pullerits1, Thorsten Hansen2

  • 1Division of Chemical Physics, Lund University, P.O. Box 124, 221 00 Lund, Sweden.

Summary

This study explores Fano interferences in nanostructures using advanced spectroscopy. We reveal how many-body interactions and higher excited states distort spectral lineshapes, clarifying complex spectroscopic signatures.

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