Narrow-linewidth passband filters and UV laser source for rotational Raman imaging

Noah D. Finkelstein; Walter R. Lempert; Richard B. Miles

doi:10.1117/12.279769

21 November 1997 Narrow-linewidth passband filters and UV laser source for rotational Raman imaging

Noah D. Finkelstein, Walter R. Lempert, Richard B. Miles

Proceedings Volume 3172, Optical Technology in Fluid, Thermal, and Combustion Flow III; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279769
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We present two novel narrow passband spectral filters capable of frequency resolved imaging of rotational Raman light scattering with strong spectral rejection of out-of- band Raman, Rayleigh and Mie scattering. The first filter, capable of 2D imaging and spectral selectivity, is based on mercury vapor absorption and subsequent resonant florescence. The second filter exploits the variation in the index-of-refraction near resonance to spatially resolve small spectral shifts. It is capable of simultaneous 1D measurements of multiple frequencies. Each filter has a spectral sensitivity of better than 1 cm^-1. The filters are paired with an injection seeded, cavity locked, frequency tripled Ti:Sapphire laser which produces > 30 mJ pulse of single mode, tunable light in the vicinity of 253.7 nm. The laser and resonant fluorescence filter are combined to spectrally resolve scattering form individual rotational Raman lines of nitrogen and oxygen. A description of each filter is given.

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Noah D. Finkelstein, Walter R. Lempert, and Richard B. Miles "Narrow-linewidth passband filters and UV laser source for rotational Raman imaging", Proc. SPIE 3172, Optical Technology in Fluid, Thermal, and Combustion Flow III, (21 November 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.279769

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