Noncritical phase-matched lithium triborate optical parametric oscillator for high resolution coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering spectroscopy and microscopy

Jurna, M. and Korterik, J.P. and Offerhaus, H.L. and Otto, C. (2006) Noncritical phase-matched lithium triborate optical parametric oscillator for high resolution coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering spectroscopy and microscopy. Applied Physics Letters, 89 (25). p. 251116. ISSN 0003-6951

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Abstract:	An efficient, widely tunable, narrow-bandwidth, green-pumped, noncritical phase-matched lithium triborate based optical parametric oscillator (OPO) is applied to coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) spectroscopy and microscopy. The tunable signal beam (740–930 nm) of the OPO is combined with the fundamental of a Nd:YVO4 pump laser (1064 nm, 15 ps) to obtain high resolution vibrational spectra of molecules around the CH vibrational stretch (2700–3100 cm−1). The straightforward and convenient tunability of the OPO is demonstrated by CARS microscopy for the identification of different polymer microparticles on the same substrate.
Item Type:	Article
Copyright:	© 2006 American Institute of Physics
Faculty:	Science and Technology (TNW)
Research Group:	Optical Sciences (OS) Medical Cell BioPhysics (MCBP)
Link to this item:	http://purl.utwente.nl/publications/74207
Official URL:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.2420773
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