Coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy using tunable dye lasers pumped by an ultraviolet nitrogen laser
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Authors
Gilbert, Richard Wayne
Subjects
Raman spectroscopy
Nitrogen laser
Dye laser
CARS
Nitrogen laser
Dye laser
CARS
Advisors
Tolles, William M.
Date of Issue
1975-06
Date
June 1975
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
An apparatus to observe the nonlinear generation of coherent anti-Stokes Raman beams was constructed. three different types of nitrogen lasers were built and each was critically evaluated. One type, which provided the highest power, was used to simultaneously pump two tunable dye lasers. The backgrounds and design features of each of the laser types are discussed. When two dye laser beams were crossed and focused in a Raman active material, the sample emitted higher frequency anti-Stokes radiation. Due to system limitations, this radiation was diffuse rather than a collimated beam. The theory of Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (CARS) is also discussed.
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Physics and Chemistry
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.