Abstract

A scanning algorithm for condensed-phase CARS and folded BOXCARS along with the necessary optical alignment hardware for folded BOXCARS have been developed. Due to the unique geometry of the folded BOXCARS beams, the CARS signal is sufficiently isolated from the pump and Stokes beams such that extended spectra with a lower frequency limit of 70 cm⁻¹ have been obtained.

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