Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, Volume. 8, Issue 4, 1550021(2015)

Optimizing signal collection efficiency of the VIPA-based Brillouin spectrometer

Zhaokai Meng* and Vladislav V. Yakovlev
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  • Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA
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    Brillouin spectroscopy is an emerging tool for microscopic optical imaging as it allows for noninvasive and direct assessment of the viscoelastic properties of materials. Recent advances of background-free confocal Brillouin spectrometer allows investigators to acquire the Brillouin spectra for turbid samples as well as transparent ones. However, due to strong signal loss induced by the imperfect optical setup, the Brillouin photons are usually immersed in background noise. In this report, we proposed and experimentally demonstrated multiple approaches to enhance the signal collection efficiency. A signal enhancement by >4 times can be observed, enabling observation of ultra-weak signals.

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    Zhaokai Meng, Vladislav V. Yakovlev. Optimizing signal collection efficiency of the VIPA-based Brillouin spectrometer[J]. Journal of Innovative Optical Health Sciences, 2015, 8(4): 1550021

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    Paper Information

    Received: Sep. 29, 2014

    Accepted: Nov. 23, 2014

    Published Online: Jan. 10, 2019

    The Author Email: Meng Zhaokai (mzkmzk89@tamu.edu)

    DOI:10.1142/s1793545815500212

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