Real-time detection of bacterial spores using coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy

We demonstrate a realistic method for detection of anthrax-type spores in real time based on their chemical fingerprints using coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering. Specifically, we demonstrate that coherent Raman scattering can be used to successfully identify spores with high accuracy and high selectivity in less than 50ms.

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