Abstract:
The stimulated Raman scattering detection apparatus includes first and second light pulse generators (1, 2) respectively generating first and second light pulses with first and second pulse periods, an optical system combining the first and second light pulses and focusing the combined light pulses onto a sample, and a detector (10) detecting the second light pulses intensity-modulated by stimulated Raman scattering generated by focusing of the combined light pulses onto the sample. The second light pulse generator divides each raw light pulse emitted with the second pulse period into two light pulses, delays one of the two light pulse with respect to the other thereof and combines the one light pulse divided from one raw light pulse and delayed, with the other light pulse divided from another raw light pulse emitted after the one raw light pulse, to generate the second light pulse.
Abstract:
A phase-locked delay device (100), comprising: an input port (2) configured to receive an input electromagnetic radiation pulse (Pin); said input pulse being to be propagated along a propagation direction (z) and having a first linear polarization different from both a first direction (x), which is orthogonal to the propagation direction (z), and a second direction (y), which is orthogonal to the first direction (x) and the propagation direction (z); an adjustable Babinet-Soleil module (1) optically coupled to said input port, having a first polarization direction (OX1) parallel to said first direction (x); wherein the adjustable Babinet-Soleil module is structured to: provide from the input pulse (Pin) a first pulse (P 2x ) polarized along the first direction (x) and a second pulse (P 2y ) collinear to said first pulse and polarized along the second direction (y), and introduce an adjustable group delay ΔT between the first pulse and the second pulse ranging from a minim value ΔT m and a maximum value ΔT M ; the maximum value ΔT M being a value greater than 10 fs.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a spectrometer for material analysis and to a control method for a spectrometer. The spectrometer includes a radiant source (140) formed by multiple single radiation sources (141) having different central wavelengths, for generating a measuring signal, a measurement object (100) containing a material to be analyzed, at least one electrically tunable Fabry-Perot filter (120, 220) for the band pass filtering the measuring signal by at least two pass bands, and a detector (300, 400) for detecting said filtered measuring signals received from the measurement object (100). The spectrometer has: means (312) for modulating each of the single radiation sources (141) and correspondingly means (307, 309) for demodulating the detected signals such that the signal from each single radiation source can be distinguished from each other in the detector (300, 400); and means for detecting (300, 400) and demodulating (306, 307) multiple pass hands simultaneously.
Abstract:
A system includes a transmitter is configured to transmit an electromagnetic signal through a sample cell (including a sample medium) to a receiver, which is configured to receive the electromagnetic signal and another electromagnetic signal for mixing therewith. Propagation paths of the signals to the transmitter and receiver include a first propagation path of the electromagnetic signal to the transmitter, and a second propagation path of the other electromagnetic signal to the receiver. The arrangement, which is located along either or each of the propagation paths of signals to the transmitter and receiver, is configured to alter the length of a respective propagation path. And the processor configured to recover an amplitude and phase of the transmitted electromagnetic signal, and calculate a complex index of refraction of the sample medium as a function of the amplitude and phase of the transmitted electromagnetic signal.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is a an optical assembly 12 for use in coherent two- or more-dimensional optical spectroscopy. The optical assembly 12 comprises splitting means for splitting a base light pulse into a first, a second, a third and a fourth light pulse and delay means 24, 34 for varying the arrival times of the first to fourth light pulses at a sample location 44 with respect to each other. The splitting means comprise a cross-grating 20 configured to simultaneously split the base pulse into said first to fourth light pulses, a first reflector 22 arranged to receive the first to fourth light pulses emerging from the cross-grating 20 and to reflect the same in parallel to each other, a second reflector 42 arranged to receive the first to fourth light pulses after having passed the delay means and focus the same at the sample location, wherein the delay means are arranged downstream of the first reflector and upstream of the second reflector with regard to the direction of propagation of the first to fourth light pulses. Also shown is an apparatus comprising such optical assembly and a method for carrying out two- or more-dimensional optical spectroscopy using the assembly.
Abstract:
A system for sensing a characteristic of a sample may include a tunable source configured to emit optical radiation that varies over a wavelength range at a first frequency and a reference source configured to emit optical radiation that varies in amplitude at a second frequency. A detector may be configured to detect the optical radiation from the tunable source and the reference source after interaction with the sample and generate a science signal. A number of lock-in amplifiers may be respectively configured to generate components of the detected signal that are present at the first and second frequencies. A processor may be configured to determine a characteristic of the sample based on the components of the detected signal that are present at the first and second frequencies.
Abstract:
An apparatus for measuring properties of physical matters by means of Raman spectroscopy including a laser element, a wavelength dispersion element, an array or single element detector, and a control and data processing unit. The laser element, which is used to excite Raman scattering, is spectrum narrowed and stabilized by attachment of a Bragg grating device. The grating can be either a volume Bragg grating (VBG) written inside a glass substrate or a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) written inside an optical fiber. A laser element can be provided with a wavelength modulation capability for fluorescence background suppression.