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Polarization techniques in coherent Raman spectroscopy
Author(s) -
Levenson Marc D.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal of raman spectroscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.748
H-Index - 110
eISSN - 1097-4555
pISSN - 0377-0486
DOI - 10.1002/jrs.1250100104
Subject(s) - raman spectroscopy , coherent anti stokes raman spectroscopy , coherent spectroscopy , polarization (electrochemistry) , depolarization ratio , spectroscopy , four wave mixing , raman scattering , chemistry , nonlinear system , optics , physics , nonlinear optics , quantum mechanics
The advantages of performing coherent Raman spectroscopy with definite input and output polarizations are reviewed. Methods are described for evaluating Raman susceptibility tensor elements, depolarization ratios and nonresonant contributions to the third order nonlinear susceptibility. A systematic development of the signal‐to‐noise ratio reveals the advantages of incomlete suppression of the nonresonant background signal. Results obtained using coherent Stokes and anti‐Stokes Raman spectroscopy, the Raman‐induced Kerr effect and four‐wave mixing are also reviewed with emphasis on liquids and solids.