Date of Graduation
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MS
College
Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Committee Chair
Feruz Ganikhanov
Committee Co-Chair
Darran R. Cairns
Committee Member
Nithi T. Sivaneri
Abstract
Commonly used laser based spectroscopy and imaging techniques have both advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, a system that allows access to molecularly specific properties is highly desired. The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate state-of-the art for coherent laser spectroscopy and microscopy and their applications in biomedical imaging and condensed matter characterization. This study also demonstrates the capabilities and application of timedomain coherent spectroscopy technique to characterize soft- (aqueous media, large organic molecules and biological media) and traditional condensed matter (including solid state crystals, inorganic microstructures and photonic materials). Work on coherent multi-photon microscopy and approaches concerned to the experimental realization of femtosecond time domain ‘Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering Spectroscopy’ (CARS) are demonstrated.
Problems and issues related to generation of broadly tunable femtosecond optical parametric oscillators (OPOs) based on periodically poled lithium Tantalate crystal, Experimental realization of human blood sample, tracing phonon dynamics and elementary excitations in KTP crystal and its decay time are presented
Recommended Citation
Dobbala, Manoj Kumar, "Three-color Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering: from tracing dynamics of elementary excitations in solids to imaging of live cells." (2012). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 12289.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/12289