Coherent antiStokes Raman spectroscopy using a tunable optical parametric oscillator injection-seeded by single-mode diode lasers

Author

Baxter, Greg W. ; Johnson, Michael J. ; Haub, J.G. ; Orr, B.J.

Author_Institution

Centre for Lasers & Applications, Macquarie Univ., Sydney, NSW, Australia

fYear

1996

fDate

2-7 June 1996

Firstpage

439

Lastpage

440

Abstract

Summary form only given. Coherent antiStokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) is performed on nitrogen gas (N/sub 2/) using the tunable signal wave from a pulsed optical parametric oscillator (OPO) based on /spl beta/-barium borate (BaB/sub 2/O/sub 4/). The continuously tunable output frequencies and optical bandwidth of this OPO are controlled by injection seeding at the idler wavelength with single-mode radiation from an external-cavity diode laser (ECDL).

Keywords

Raman spectra; coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; laser cavity resonators; laser modes; nitrogen; optical parametric oscillators; semiconductor lasers; tuning; /spl beta/-barium borate; BaB/sub 2/O/sub 4/; CARS; N/sub 2/; coherent antiStokes Raman spectroscopy; continuously tunable output frequencies; external-cavity diode laser; idler wavelength; injection-seeded; nitrogen gas; optical bandwidth; pulsed optical parametric oscillator; single-mode diode lasers; single-mode radiation; tunable optical parametric oscillator; tunable signal wave; Bandwidth; Diode lasers; Frequency; Nitrogen; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Oscillators; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy; Tunable circuits and devices;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-443-2

Type

conf

Filename

864895