Title :
Single-source interferometric multiplex coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering with a photonic crystal fiber light source
Author :
Camp, Charles H., Jr. ; Eftekhar, Ali A. ; Adibi, Ali
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA
Abstract :
An interferometric multiplex coherent anti-Stokes scattering (iMCARS) system that utilizes the supercontinuum of a photonic crystal fiber as both the Stokes and local oscillator sources for broadband heterodyne detection is demonstrated.
Keywords :
coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; heterodyne detection; holey fibres; light interferometry; light sources; optical materials; optical signal detection; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; broadband heterodyne detection; coherent antistokes Raman scattering; local oscillator sources; photonic crystal fiber light source; single-source interferometry; supercontinuum; Biomedical optical imaging; Fiber nonlinear optics; Light sources; Local oscillators; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical scattering; Photonic crystal fibers; Raman scattering; Spectroscopy; (060.5295) Photonic crystal fibers; (300.6230) Spectroscopy, coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering;
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
