Time-frequency resolved analysis of a nanosecond supercontinuum source dedicated to multiplex CARS application
Author(s) -
Annalisa De Angelis,
Alexis Labruyère,
Vincent Couderc,
Philippe Leproux,
Alessandro Tonello,
Hiroki Segawa,
Masanari Okuno,
Hideaki Kano,
Delia ArnaudCormos,
Philippe Lévêque,
Hiroo Hamaguchi
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.20.029705
Subject(s) - supercontinuum , nanosecond , optics , broadband , multiplex , materials science , laser , optoelectronics , physics , wavelength , bioinformatics , biology , photonic crystal fiber
In this paper, we describe and investigate the properties of a broadband source designed from a nanosecond microchip laser operating at high repetition rate and dedicated to multiplex-CARS application. We demonstrate that a strong reshaping of the initial pulse profile drastically affects the Stokes wave and therefore represents an important limitation in CARS experiment. In particular, we emphasize the saturation effect of the peak power of the Stokes wave resulting from supercontinuum generation. However, we show that this type of compact system can be particularly suitable for achieving CARS measurement.
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