Title :
Widely-tunable, confocal coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectrometer for THz-frequency modes in biomolecules
Author :
Shikata, Jun-ichi ; Suzuki, Yoh ; Minamide, Hiroaki ; Ito, Hiromasa
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai
Abstract :
A confocal coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectrometer was successfully applied to sensitive detection of THz-frequency modes in biomolecules (0.9-51 THz). Furthermore, it was found to be applicable even for powder samples by detecting backward signal.
Keywords :
Raman spectroscopy; coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; macromolecules; molecular biophysics; resonance; spectrochemical analysis; biomolecules; confocal coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectrometer; frequency 0.9 THz to 51 THz; terahertz-frequency modes; widely-tunable spectrometer; Filters; Frequency; Laser excitation; Molecular biophysics; Powders; Raman scattering; Resonance; Signal detection; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices; (300.6230) Spectroscopy, coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628647
