Optical frequency comb Faraday rotation spectroscopy

Publication Year
2018

Type

Journal Article
Abstract
We demonstrate optical frequency comb Faraday rotation spectroscopy (OFC-FRS) for broadband interference-free detection of paramagnetic species. The system is based on a femtosecond doubly resonant optical parametric oscillator and a fast-scanning Fourier transform spectrometer (FTS). The sample is placed in a DC magnetic field parallel to the light propagation. Efficient background suppression is implemented via switching the direction of the field on consecutive FTS scans and subtracting the consecutive spectra, which enables long-term averaging. In this first demonstration, we measure the entire Q- and R-branches of the fundamental band of nitric oxide in the 5.2–5.4 µm range and achieve good agreement with a theoretical model.
Journal
Applied Physics B
Volume
124
Pages
79
Date Published
04/2018
Type of Article
journal article
ISBN
1432-0649