• DocumentCode
    1080013
  • Title

    Ultrahigh sensitivity stimulated Raman gain spectroscopy

  • Author

    Levine, Barry F. ; Bethea, C.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    1/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    85
  • Lastpage
    89
  • Abstract
    Using a synchronously pumped mode-locked dye laser system, we have obtained a factor of 300 improvement in signal to noise ratio ( S/N ) over previous CW experiments using stimulated Raman gain spectroscopy, and achieved an S/N = 200 000 for a 1 s integration time in bulk benzene. This result confirms the sensitivity of the picosecond Raman gain approach and would allow the detection of a monolayer using a pump intensity of 100 MW/cm2.
  • Keywords
    Raman spectroscopy; Surfaces; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Laser noise; Laser stability; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Raman scattering; Signal to noise ratio; Silicon compounds; Spectroscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1980.1070342
  • Filename
    1070342