Effects of self-phase modulation (SPM) on femtosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering spectroscopy
The effects of self-phase modulation (SPM) on the power spectra of femtosecond (fs) pulses and the consequent impact on N2 chirped-probe-pulse (CPP) fs coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) spectra are discussed in this paper. We investigated the pressure dependence of CPP fs CARS for N2 in a room-temperature gas cell at pressures ranging from 1 to 10 bar, and in our initial experiments the CPP fs CARS spectrum changed drastically as the pressure increased. We found that the spectra of the near-Fourier-transform-limited, 60-fs pump and Stokes pulses at the exit of the gas cell changed drastically as the pressure increased due to self-phase-modulation (SPM). This effect was examined in detail in further experiments where the pulse energies of the pump and Stokes pulses were controlled using a combination of a half-wave plate and a linear polarizer. Along with the generated CARS spectrum, the spectra of pump and Stokes pulses were measured at the entrance and exit of the gas cell. The extent of SPM effects for a particular spectrum was characterized by the least squares difference between that spectrum and a spectrum recorded at low enough pressure and laser intensities that SPM was negligible. SPM effects were investigated for N2, O2, CO2, and CH4, for pressures ranging from 1 to 10 bar, and for pump and Stokes pulse energies ranging from 10 to 60 μJ. We found that SPM effects in N2 were much weaker than for O2, CO2 and CH4.
- Research Organization:
- Purdue Univ., West Lafayette, IN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-03ER15391
- OSTI ID:
- 1573297
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1594855
- Journal Information:
- Optics Express, Journal Name: Optics Express Vol. 27 Journal Issue: 23; ISSN 1094-4087
- Publisher:
- Optical Society of AmericaCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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