Carotenoids are a class of natural pigment, which play a fundamental role in photosynthesis and optoelectronics. The complexity of the energy level structure and electronic states still prevent a clear...
The cascaded stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) of an aqueous sodium sulfate solution was investigated as well as the generation of the crossing-pump effect. With the introduction of dual sample cells, the first-order Stokes of the O-H stretching vibrational mode was able to act as the pump light to excite the Stokes of the S-O stretching vibrational mode, and a new Raman peak was obtained at 4423 cm-1. The dual sample cell device not only lowered the SRS threshold, but also enhanced the four-wave mixing (FWM) process. Compared to the input laser of 7 ns/pulse, the first-order Stokes of O-H was compressed to a pulse width of 413 ps after passing through the dual sample cells. The SRS of aqueous sodium sulfate solution covered an ultrabroad wavelength ranging from 441 nm to 720 nm (a Raman shift ranging from -3859 cm-1 to 4923 cm-1). The cone-shaped launch ring of the FWM process was also recorded. This work provides a reference for the establishment of laser frequency conversion devices using an aqueous sodium sulfate solution as the Raman medium.
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