论文信息 - High-power picosecond mid-infrared optical parametric amplifier for infrared Raman spectroscopy.

High-power picosecond mid-infrared optical parametric amplifier for infrared Raman spectroscopy.

A high-power (50-MW), kilohertz, picosecond, mid-IR optical parametric amplifier that is pumped by an amplified Ti:sapphire laser and also produces a fixed-frequency visible pulse is described. Mid-IR pulse energies of 40-55 microJ with 0.6-0.8-ps durations and 35-cm (-1) bandwidths are reported in the 3650- 2800-cm (-1) range. The combination of picosecond mid-IR and visible pulses is useful for two-color spectroscopies, which require simultaneous time and frequency resolution. To illustrate the above, we present vibrational relaxation data for the polyatomic molecule nitromethane, using time-resolved infrared Raman spectroscopy.

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