A step-scan time-resolved Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer wa
s constructed. Using 1064 nm radiation from a 9 ns pulsed Nd:YAG laser as t
he IR source, we have obtained both the time-resolved spectra in the freque
ncy domain and the change of the transient signals in the rime domain. The
latter allows us to measure the time resolution of the instrument to be abo
ut 40 nanoseconds.