Title :
Detecting micro-particles of explosives at ten meters using selective stimulated Raman scattering
Author :
Bremer, Marshall ; Dantus, Marcos
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate standoff detection using stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), simultaneously measuring stimulated Raman gain (SRG) and loss (SRL) within a single laser shot, and detect nanogram quantities of explosives using a 10mW femtosecond laser.
Keywords :
explosive detection; stimulated Raman scattering; explosives microparticles detection; femtosecond laser; selective stimulated Raman scattering; single laser shot; stimulated Raman gain; stimulated Raman loss; Chemical lasers; Explosives; Optical imaging; Raman scattering; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
