Title :
Coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy for THz-frequency modes of biomolecules in aqueous solution
Author :
Shikata, J. ; Matsumoto, T. ; Zhao, S.-L. ; Suzuki, Y. ; Ito, R.
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
In vivo detection of terahertz (THz)-frequency vibrational modes in biological tissue is a challenging subject. By use of coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy, new THz-frequency resonances for proteins in aqueous solution are successfully detected.
Keywords :
biological techniques; biological tissues; coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; molecular biophysics; proteins; vibrational modes; THz-frequency modes; THz-frequency resonances; biological tissue; biomolecules; coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy; in vivo detection; proteins;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2004. (CLEO). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-777-6
