title: Ultrafast-laser-induced backward stimulated Raman scattering for tracing atmospheric gases.
abstract: By combining tunable broadband pulse generation with the technique of nonlinear spectral compression we demonstrate a prototype scheme for highly selective detection of air molecules by backward stimulated Raman scattering. The experimental results allow to extrapolate the laser parameters required for standoff sensing based on the recently demonstrated backward atmospheric lasing.
authors.affiliation: Photonics Institute Vienna University of Technology, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Malevich
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kartashov
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ališauskas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pugžlys
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baltuška
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giniūnas
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Danielius
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lanin
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zheltikov
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marangoni
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cerullo
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001272:Atmosphere / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005740:Gases / Q000032:analysis*; D007834:Lasers; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012542:Scattering, Radiation; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005740:Gases