(IMAGE) University of Montreal Caption Three laser beams are needed to record the excited vibrational modes of PCDTBT with the method called femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy. First, the green pulse is absorbed by the polymer, just as sunlight would be in a solar cell, which creates the excited state. Then, a pair of infra-red and white pulses probe this excited vibrational mode. Very short pulses of light and precise timing enable an impressive time resolution of less than 300 femtoseconds. Credit University of Montreal Usage Restrictions Credit source License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.