Interferometric Fourier transform coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering

M. Cui (1) , Manuel Joffre (2) , J. Skodack (1) , Jennifer P. Ogilvie (3)

1 Department of Physics [Ann Arbor]
2 LOB - Laboratoire d'optique et biosciences
3 Biophysics Research Division

We present an interferometric time-domain Fourier transform implementation of coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS). Based on a single femtosecond laser source, the method provides a straight-forward scheme for obtaining high resolution CARS spectra. We give a theoretical description of the method, and demonstrate good agreement between simulation and experimental CARS spectra. We also discuss the method's relation to other CARS approaches for microscopy and microspectroscopy applications. Cop. 2006 Optical Society of America.

Domains: Physics [physics]; Physics [physics]; Optics [physics.optics]

M. Cui, Manuel Joffre, J. Skodack, Jennifer P. Ogilvie. Interferometric Fourier transform coherent anti-stokes Raman scattering. Optics Express, 2006, 14 (18), pp.8448-8458. ⟨10.1364/OE.14.008448⟩. ⟨hal-00824481⟩