Physical limits on Raman scattering: the critical role of pump and signal co-design

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Autores principales: Amaolo, Alessio, Chao, Pengning, Maldonado, Thomas J., Molesky, Sean, Rodriguez, Alejandro W.
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Publicado: 2024
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author Amaolo, Alessio
Chao, Pengning
Maldonado, Thomas J.
Molesky, Sean
Rodriguez, Alejandro W.
author_facet Amaolo, Alessio
Chao, Pengning
Maldonado, Thomas J.
Molesky, Sean
Rodriguez, Alejandro W.
contents We present a method for deriving limits on Raman scattering in structured media and exploit it to constrain the maximum Raman signal resulting from a planewave incident on either a single Raman molecule in the vicinity of a structured medium or a designable Raman medium. Results pertaining to metallic and dielectric structures illustrate the importance of accounting for the nonlinear interplay between pump and signal fields, showing that treating the pump-focusing and signal-extraction processes separately, as in prior work, leads to unrealistic enhancements. The formulation could readily find applications in further enhancing surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy and Raman-assisted lasing.
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spellingShingle Physical limits on Raman scattering: the critical role of pump and signal co-design
Amaolo, Alessio
Chao, Pengning
Maldonado, Thomas J.
Molesky, Sean
Rodriguez, Alejandro W.
Optics
We present a method for deriving limits on Raman scattering in structured media and exploit it to constrain the maximum Raman signal resulting from a planewave incident on either a single Raman molecule in the vicinity of a structured medium or a designable Raman medium. Results pertaining to metallic and dielectric structures illustrate the importance of accounting for the nonlinear interplay between pump and signal fields, showing that treating the pump-focusing and signal-extraction processes separately, as in prior work, leads to unrealistic enhancements. The formulation could readily find applications in further enhancing surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectroscopy and Raman-assisted lasing.
title Physical limits on Raman scattering: the critical role of pump and signal co-design
topic Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.03332