Selective excitation of vibrational mode and Fourier-transform four-wave-mixing spectroscopy using an ultra-broadband laser

Author

Isobe, Keisuke ; Suda, Akira ; Tanaka, Masahiro ; Kannari, Fumihiko ; Kawano, Hiroyuki ; Mizuno, Hideaki ; Miyawaki, Atsushi ; Midorikawa, Katsumi

Author_Institution

Laser Technol. Lab., RIKEN, Wako

fYear

2008

fDate

4-9 May 2008

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

2

Abstract

We show that the selective excitation of vibrational mode is achieved by a single broadband pulse to focus its bandwidth into a narrow spectral region. The spectral focusing is performed by controlling the spectral phase.

Keywords

Fourier transform spectra; Raman spectra; biological techniques; laser beam applications; multiwave mixing; optical control; optical focusing; optical pulse shaping; vibrational states; Fourier-transform four-wave-mixing spectroscopy; biological samples; pulse shaping technique; selective Raman excitation; single broadband pulse; spectral focusing; spectral phase control; ultra-broadband laser; vibrational mode; Bandwidth; Focusing; Frequency; Laboratories; Laser excitation; Laser modes; Pulse modulation; Pulse shaping methods; Resonance; Spectroscopy; (300.6290) Spectroscopy, four-wave mixing; (320.5540) Pulse shaping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on

Conference_Location

San Jose, CA

Print_ISBN

978-1-55752-859-9

Type

conf

Filename

4572785