Influence of the Raman depolarisation ratio on far-field radiation patterns in coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy

D. Gachet; N. Sandeau; H. Rigneault

doi:10.2971/jeos.2006.06013

Journal of the European Optical Society - Rapid publications, Vol 1 (2006)

Influence of the Raman depolarisation ratio on far-field radiation patterns in coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) microscopy

D. Gachet, N. Sandeau, H. Rigneault

Abstract

We propose a full-vectorial numerical study of far-field radiation patterns in coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering(CARS) microscopy. We emphasis the particular role of the Raman depolarization ratio of the observed medium and show how it modifies the radiation pattern of thin objects.

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