Stimulated Raman scattering: old physics, new applications

Abstract

Stimulated Raman scattering is a promising way of expanding the tunability of ultrafast lasers and is an exciting new biomedical imaging modality capable of selective excitation and chemically-specific diagnostics of molecular species.

Keywords:

• Raman
• stimulated Raman
• ultrashort laser pulses
• biomedical imaging

Acknowledgments

The authors acknowledge the generous support of the NIH (Grant # R03EB008535), the ASEE Fellowship to VVY from the US Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate, the St. Mary's University McNair Scholars Program for support of Mr Corey Harbert and assistance with instrumentation, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee start-up fund to HFZ.