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Hosseini MS, Yazdani E, Sajad B. Narrow-band random Raman lasing from Rhodamine 6G assisted by cascaded stimulated Raman scattering effect. Sci Rep 2021; 11:21747. [PMID: 34741105 PMCID: PMC8571289 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-01354-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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This study reports the first experimental observation of cascaded stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) generation in a colloidal disordered medium. Generation of the cascaded effect requires both a high Raman gain and pump power in the disordered medium. Here, to extend effective path lengths of photons into the Raman gain medium for producing additional SRS processes, ZnO microspheres with abundant nano-protrusions as suitable scattering centers are proposed. It is explained that nano-protrusions on the surface of the spheres can act as nano reflectors and significantly provide potent feedback in the disordered system. This provided feedback via nano-protrusions boosts cascaded SRS generation to allow the appearance of higher Raman signals of Rhodamine 6G dye solution at a low scatterer concentration of 5 mg/ml. The threshold for the formation of the first Raman signal is measured at about 60 mJ/pulse. Also, the evolution of Raman signals under several fixed pump pulses is examined to investigate the stability from pulse to pulse. Our findings provide promising perspectives for achieving the single-frequency laser sources and generate desirable wavelengths for specific applications.
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- Department of Physics, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-175, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Physics, Faculty of Physics and Chemistry, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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Gorelik VS, Skrabatun AV. Stimulated multifrequency Raman scattering of light in a polycrystalline sodium bromate powder. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2021; 245:118889. [PMID: 32920443 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118889] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The observation of multifrequency stimulated Raman scattering of light in a thin powder layer of a gyrotropic crystal of sodium bromate when excited by intense ultrashort pulses of the second optical harmonic (λ = 532 nm) of an yttrium aluminum garnet laser is reported. Five Stokes and anti-Stokes satellites corresponding to the excitation of the intramolecular optical mode of NaBrO3 crystal were present in the recorded spectra. In addition, Raman satellites corresponding to the excitation of lattice modes, as well as their combinations with intramolecular modes, were found in the spectra of stimulated Raman scattering. The prospects of using stimulated Raman scattering spectroscopy for express analysis of gyrotropic media: gyrotropic polycrystals, crystalline amino acids, proteins, DNA, etc. have been established.
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- V S Gorelik
- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 53, Leninskiy Prospekt, Moscow, Russia; Bauman Moscow State Technical University, ul. Baumanskaya 2-ya, 5, Moscow, Russia
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- P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, 53, Leninskiy Prospekt, Moscow, Russia.
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Hokr BH, Thompson JV, Bixler JN, Nodurft DT, Noojin GD, Redding B, Thomas RJ, Cao H, Rockwell BA, Scully MO, Yakovlev VV. Enabling time resolved microscopy with random Raman lasing. Sci Rep 2017; 7:44572. [PMID: 28294165 PMCID: PMC5353696 DOI: 10.1038/srep44572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Optical imaging of fast events and processes is essential for understanding dynamics of complex systems. A bright flash of illuminating light is required to acquire sufficient number of photons for superior image quality. Laser pulses can provide extreme brightness and are typically employed to achieve high temporal resolution; however, the high degree of coherence associated with the lasing process degrades the image quality with speckle formation. Random lasers are low-coherence sources of stimulated emission and do not suffer from speckle, but are rather broadband and have a relatively low output power limiting the scope of their potential applications. In this report, we demonstrate the use of random Raman lasing as a novel imaging light source with unprecedented brightness for a speckle-free and narrowband light source. We showcase the advantages of a random Raman laser to image the nanosecond scale dynamics of cavitation formation in water and quantitatively compare these images to those taken with incoherent fluorescent emission and coherent laser light as illumination source.
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- Brett H Hokr
- Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.,Engility, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78227, USA
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- 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Bioeffects Division, Optical Radiation Branch, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Engility, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78227, USA
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- 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Bioeffects Division, Optical Radiation Branch, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- 711th Human Performance Wing, Human Effectiveness Directorate, Bioeffects Division, Optical Radiation Branch, Joint Base San Antonio, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA
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- Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843 USA.,Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA.,Baylor University, Waco, TX 76706, USA
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Hokr BH, Bixler JN, Elpers G, Zollars B, Thomas RJ, Yakovlev VV, Scully MO. Modeling focusing Gaussian beams in a turbid medium with Monte Carlo simulations. OPTICS EXPRESS 2015; 23:8699-705. [PMID: 25968708 DOI: 10.1364/oe.23.008699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Monte Carlo techniques are the gold standard for studying light propagation in turbid media. Traditional Monte Carlo techniques are unable to include wave effects, such as diffraction; thus, these methods are unsuitable for exploring focusing geometries where a significant ballistic component remains at the focal plane. Here, a method is presented for accurately simulating photon propagation at the focal plane, in the context of a traditional Monte Carlo simulation. This is accomplished by propagating ballistic photons along trajectories predicted by Gaussian optics until they undergo an initial scattering event, after which, they are propagated through the medium by a traditional Monte Carlo technique. Solving a known problem by building upon an existing Monte Carlo implementation allows this method to be easily implemented in a wide variety of existing Monte Carlo simulations, greatly improving the accuracy of those models for studying dynamics in a focusing geometry.
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