In:
Optics Letters, Optica Publishing Group, Vol. 47, No. 6 ( 2022-03-15), p. 1470-
Abstract:
Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) is commonly used for thermometry and concentration measurement of major species. The quadratic scaling of CARS signal with number density has limited the use of CARS for detection of minor species, where more sensitive approaches may be more attractive. However, significant advancements in ultrafast CARS approaches have been made over the past two decades, including the development of hybrid CARS demonstrated to yield greatly increased excitation efficiencies. Yet, detailed detection limits of hybrid CARS have not been well established. In this Letter, detection limits for N 2 , H 2 , CO, and C 2 H 4 by point-wise hybrid femtosecond (fs)/picosecond (ps) CARS are determined to be of the order of 10 15 molecules/cm 3 . The possible benefit of fs/nanosecond (ns) hybrid CARS is also discussed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0146-9592
,
1539-4794
Language:
English
Publisher:
Optica Publishing Group
Publication Date:
2022
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243290-0
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