{"id":7211,"date":"2019-05-13T21:03:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-13T21:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monocrom.com\/?p=7211"},"modified":"2024-02-22T11:45:06","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T11:45:06","slug":"espectroscopia-raman-y-productos-monocrom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/es\/2019\/05\/13\/raman-spectroscopy-and-monocrom-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Espectroscopia Raman y productos Monocrom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/2019\/05\/13\/raman-spectroscopy-and-monocrom-products\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Raman spectroscopy and Monocrom products<\/a><\/h1>\r\n<h5><strong>ABSTRACT<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p>This application note gives a brief introduction into Raman spectroscopy and related applications. It gives an overview over the physics, the requirements on the laser source and the detector properties necessary to detect a proper spectrum. The most critical Figures Of Merit will be discussed and last but not least it follows a presentation of Monocrom products that can be used to serve Raman spectroscopy applications.<\/p>\r\n<h5><strong>1. RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY &#8211; AN OVERVIEW<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n<p>Raman spectroscopy is a characterization technique concerning the irradiation of a sample with a light source and the analysis of its scattered light, in particular those photons that are scattered in-elastically (elastic scattering is known as Rayleigh scattering). The photons that suffer inelastic scattering interact with the matter either by gaining or loosing energy in the form of phonons. The portion of photons with a resulting energy lower than the incident beam constitute the Stokes radiation, while those photons that gain energy are part of the Anti-Stokes radiation. The possible elastic and inelastic scattering transitions are illustrated in the upper part of Fig. 1.1. Both, Stokes and Anti-Stokes, transitions have different probabilities. The latter is quite raw, but the signal can be enhanced via coherent excitation.<\/p>\r\n<p>In fact, it is the frequency shift (expressed in wavenumbers, generally in units of cm<sup>\u22121<\/sup>) what is measured in Raman spectroscopy, and its value is independent from the excitation wavelength\u00a0<em><span lang=\"el\" title=\"Greek language text\">\u03bb<\/span><\/em><sub><em>i<\/em>n<\/sub>. However, in practice there are several factors that make one or another excitation wavelength more or less appropriate, including the sample itself.<\/p>\r\n<p>In principle, Stokes and Anti-Stokes radiation can be analyzed in order to measure the Raman shift. However, Stokes shows inherently a higher intensity since the relative thermal population of energy levels are defined by the Boltzmann factor:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17470\" src=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"63\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9642\" src=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-300x239.png\" alt=\"Raman_spectroscopy-transitions\" width=\"300\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-300x239.png 300w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-320x255.png 320w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-480x383.png 480w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-600x478.png 600w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Raman_spectroscopy-transitions.png 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Figure 1.1: Illustration of the energy shift suffered by photons inelastically scattered when the incident photon excites the material (a phonon is absorbed) or de-excites it (a phonon is released). [1]<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In Eq. 1.1 the <em>n<sub>i<\/sub><\/em> represents the population of a specific state <em>i<\/em>, <em>k<sub>B<\/sub><\/em> is the Boltzmann constant, <em>h<\/em> is the Plank constant and together with the photon frequency <em>V<sub>i<\/sub> = <sup>c<sub>vac<\/sub><\/sup>\/\u03bb<sub>in<\/sub><\/em> it gives the energy of that state. The last variable missing is <em>T<\/em>, the temperature in Kelvin. Due to the intrinsically low quantum efficiency of this interaction(1 in 10<sup>6<\/sup> \u2212 10<sup>8<\/sup> events), a high brightness light source is mandatory. Brightness <em>Br<\/em> can be expressed via:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9643\" src=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-2_Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-300x59.jpg\" alt=\" Raman_spectroscopy-transitions\" width=\"300\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-2_Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-300x59.jpg 300w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-2_Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-768x151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-2_Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-320x63.jpg 320w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-2_Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-480x94.jpg 480w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-2_Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-800x157.jpg 800w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-2_Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-870x174.jpg 870w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-2_Raman_spectroscopy-transitions-600x118.jpg 600w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-2_Raman_spectroscopy-transitions.jpg 886w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/figure>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Here <em>P<sub>las<\/sub><\/em> denotes the laser power and <em>M<sub>o<\/sub><\/em><sup><em>2<\/em>\u00a0<\/sup>describe the beam quality in both axes x and y, respectively. Cross sections for Raman scattering reach from 10<sup>\u221231<\/sup>cm<sup>\u22122<\/sup> \u221210<sup>\u221225<\/sup>cm<sup>\u22122<\/sup>, which is still five orders of magnitude lower than Rayleigh scattering [3]. It is easy then to understand why although the Raman Effect was observed for the first time in 1928 [4, 5], the development of Raman spectroscopy was not possible in a reliable way until the 60\u2019s, when the first lasers appeared. Additionally, the intensity of the Raman scattered light <em>I<sub>scat<\/sub><\/em> is proportional to the incident beam intensity <em>I<sub>0<\/sub><\/em> and to the fourth power of its wavelength\u00a0<em>\u03bb<sub>in<\/sub><\/em> [6]:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9644\" src=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Relation_Analyte_Laser_detector_small-300x81.jpg\" alt=\"Relation_Analyte_Laser_detector_small\" width=\"300\" height=\"81\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Relation_Analyte_Laser_detector_small-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Relation_Analyte_Laser_detector_small-320x86.jpg 320w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Relation_Analyte_Laser_detector_small-480x130.jpg 480w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Relation_Analyte_Laser_detector_small.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Figure 1.2: Relationship between the three main elements involved in Raman Spectroscopy. The analyte and the laser source are closely interrelated. Besides, the detector is mainly a consequence of the wavelength, although the range of the detector plays an important role on the wavelength choice. Detector and analyte do not condition to each other directly.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_9645\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9645\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9645\" src=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-3-300x66.jpg\" alt=\"Raman spectroscopy and Monocrom products formula\" width=\"300\" height=\"66\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-3-300x66.jpg 300w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-3-768x169.jpg 768w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-3-320x70.jpg 320w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-3-480x105.jpg 480w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-3-600x132.jpg 600w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/formula-3.jpg 792w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raman spectroscopy and Monocrom products formula<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>So, in principle lower wavelengths should be the best option. However, things are never that easy, so let\u2019s consider this idea further in detail in the following paragraphs. It is important to have in mind the three main elements involved in Raman Spectroscopy:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022 The analyte<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022 The laser source<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022 The detector<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The relationship and mutual influence of these three elements are illustrated in Fig. 1.2.1.1 The analyte Raman Spectroscopy is a material characterization technique that uses the interaction between laser light and the rotational-vibrational energy-level structure of molecular compounds, as a way to provide fingerprints of it. Therefore, Raman spectroscopy essentially represents a tool to identify certain materials and some relevant aspects of its molecular and lattice structure, although it can be also used for quantification. A good example of the application of Raman Spectroscopy is the identification of solid carbon materials, which show distinctive spectroscopic features in Raman scattering depending on whether the atoms are arranged to form diamond, graphite, amorphous carbon or even fullerenes, carbon nanotubes or graphene. The material under characterization can be either in solid, liquid or gaseous state, although for obvious reasons, the gaseous samples are not easily detected with conventional techniques. However, there are several Raman-based techniques that are able to obtain an enhanced scattering response when applying complementary strategies. This is the case of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy (SERS), where the sample is placed over a novel metal\u2013coated substrate (like silver or gold). This way, the signal detected can be amplified by several orders of magnitude, allowing even single-molecule detection if the metal layer is nanostructured [3, 6, 8]. Another well established technique consists of irradiating the sample at a wavelength close to one of its electronic transitions, leading to a truly photon absorption (in Raman scattering the incident photon is not really absorbed by the sample) and a subsequent highly enhanced Raman response. This is called Resonance Raman (RR) spectroscopy [6, 7]. Also worth to mentioned is Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (CARS), which is based on third-order susceptibilities. In order to get a significant signal, high laser intensities are required to ensure a two-photon absorption. In the literature can be found some more signal enhancement techniques like\u2014among others\u2014Coherent Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (CSRS), Photo-Acoustic Raman Spectroscopy (PARS) or Stimulated Raman Gain Spectroscopy (SRGS) [9].<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1.2 The laser source<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>As explained above, due to the low quantum efficiency of Raman scattering, there are two conditions for a proper light source to promote observable Raman scattered photons. One is high brightness <em>Br<\/em> (see Eq.1.2)\u2014so laser is obviously the best choice\u2014, and the other is an as low as possible wavelength (see Eq. 1.3). UV and visible lasers in the NUV-blue-green region are a good option for inorganic compounds [7]. But when it comes to organic matter and biological samples, many compounds show a strong fluorescence in the visible region when irradiated with these wavelengths. Therefore, the Raman signal can be easily \u201cburied\u201d under an intense, broad fluorescent emission background (and noise). A quick path to avoid this is shifting the incident wavelength of choice out of the visible and NUV region towards the MUV or the NIR, but then we must consider other aspects like the influence of the detector. Usually, the range of Raman shift that goes from 100 cm<sup>\u22121<\/sup> up to 4000 cm<sup>\u22121<\/sup> covers almost the entire set of Raman-active species [7, 9]. However, when we translate this range into nanometers, the observable range turns to be only a 26nm wide spectral window if\u00a0<em>\u03bb<sub>in<\/sub><\/em> = 248 nm, which implies a big challenge from the grating resolution and detector perspectives (UV-enhanced silicon detectors are a solution, but sensitivity is still low). At the other extreme, if\u00a0<em>\u03bb<sub>in<\/sub><\/em> = 1064 nm, the window of observation is about 700 nm, which means that germanium or InGaAs detectors are necessary. The relation between the excitation wavelength and the width of the Raman spectrum is<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_9646\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9646\" style=\"width: 381px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9646\" src=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Raman_spectroscopy-polular-excitations-300x137.png\" alt=\"Raman spectroscopy and Monocrom products\" width=\"381\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Raman_spectroscopy-polular-excitations-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Raman_spectroscopy-polular-excitations-320x146.png 320w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Raman_spectroscopy-polular-excitations-480x220.png 480w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Raman_spectroscopy-polular-excitations.png 586w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 381px) 100vw, 381px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Raman spectroscopy and Monocrom products<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Figure 1.3: Popular Raman excitation laser lines and their corresponding spectral observation window for the Raman scattering (Stokes radiation). The horizontal length of the side rectangles represent the spectral range in nanometers corresponding to a Raman shift going from 100 cm<sup>\u22121<\/sup> to 4000 cm<sup>\u22121<\/sup>, while the height illustrates the relative scattering intensity according to the excitation wavelength (notice that the vertical left axis is in logarithmic scale). Additionally, relative spectral response of traditional detector technologies are superimposed to illustrate the link between laser source and detector.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>shown in Fig. 1.3. Moreover, MUV wavelengths can induce unwanted changes in many samples (ionization, polymerization or bond-breaking transitions) [6].<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1.3 The detector<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>CCD cameras with Si-based detectors shows an excellent sensitivity specially in the red-NIR region, so the optimum combination seems to be a laser source in the range 400 \u2212 550nm with a regular room temperature CCD camera. But having fluorescence in mind, the use of MUV lasers presents to main drawbacks: there are not yet cheap and widely available options in the laser industry below 300 nm, and the sensitivity of CCD cameras in the NUV-violet is not that good. If we decide to move towards the NIR lasers, Raman scattered radiation will show lower and lower intensity as the irradiation wavelength increases. In addition, Si-based detectors are no longer a good option when the Raman scattered light is over 1 micron, so other type of detectors (like those based in InGaAs) must be used instead. So all in all, it is a question of identifying the best trade-off. In this sense, the progressive adoption of Raman spectroscopy by the industry has converged towards the \u201chappy\u201d combination of 785nm plus CCD cameras, being nowadays the gold standard. This has enabled, for example, the creation of affordable portable or even handheld Raman spectrometers, which contrast with the old, bulky and expensive laboratory equipment from the 80\u2019s. Lasers at 785nm can be diode-based (so very efficient, compact, excellent emission characteristics, cheap and widely available), while silicon photo-sensitivity stays within acceptable levels (Raman shifts over 3000 cm<sup>\u22121<\/sup> are still detectable under these conditions) and fluorescence is overcome in many cases. Nonetheless, many cases still require different wavelengths and different detectors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>CCD cameras with Si-based detectors shows an excellent sensitivity specially in the red-NIR region, so the optimum combination seems to be a laser source in the range 400 \u2212 550nm with a regular room temperature CCD camera. But having fluorescence in mind, the use of MUV lasers presents to main drawbacks: there are not yet cheap and widely available options in the laser industry below 300 nm, and the sensitivity of CCD cameras in the NUV-violet is not that good. If we decide to move towards the NIR lasers, Raman scattered radiation will show lower and lower intensity as the irradiation wavelength increases. In addition, Si-based detectors are no longer a good option when the Raman scattered light is over 1 micron, so other type of detectors (like those based in InGaAs) must be used instead. So all in all, it is a question of identifying the best trade-off. In this sense, the progressive adoption of Raman spectroscopy by the industry has converged towards the \u201chappy\u201d combination of 785nm plus CCD cameras, being nowadays the gold standard. This has enabled, for example, the creation of affordable portable or even handheld Raman spectrometers, which contrast with the old, bulky and expensive laboratory equipment from the 80\u2019s. Lasers at 785nm can be diode-based (so very efficient, compact, excellent emission characteristics, cheap and widely available), while silicon photo-sensitivity stays within acceptable levels (Raman shifts over 3000 cm<sup>\u22121<\/sup> are still detectable under these conditions) and fluorescence is overcome in many cases. Nonetheless, many cases still require different wavelengths and different detectors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1.4 Figures of merit of lasers concerning Raman spectroscopy<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Apart from the wavelength of the laser source, there are other important figures to keep in mind from the joint perspective of the laser manufacturer and the Raman equipment integrator, which are listed below:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022 Beam quality: For samples where composition or structure spatial distribution is analyzed, TEM<sub>00<\/sub> beams maximize spatial resolution.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022 Polarization: Laser beam must be linearly polarized in certain branches of Raman Spectroscopy where the polarization degree of the molecules is investigated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022 Spectral linewidth: around 10pm or less is required to guarantee an acceptable resolution of the Raman spectra (the smallest difference in cm<sup>\u22121<\/sup> between Raman features that can be resolved)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022 Spectral purity: Whichever side modes concerning the excitation wavelength need to be suppressed, so the main peak must prevail over them at a level &gt; 60dB. This level of purity is usually acceptable at 1 \u2212 2nm around the main peak, although this distance gets reduced as Raman shift goes into the sub \u2212 100 cm<sup>\u22121<\/sup> level.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022 Frequency stability: Since the acquisition time is usually in the order of seconds or tens of seconds, it is important to keep the excitation wavelength still enough (&lt; 10pm drift over time and operation temperature).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022 Output power stability: Typical power range goes from 10 to 1000mW, depending on the analyte and the excitation wavelength as mentioned above. The power stability is important mainly for quantification purposes and it is linked to the integration time necessary to obtain a spectrum.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>\u2022 Isolation against optical feed-back: In the particular case of confocal microscopy configurations (over-coupled excitation and backscattered beams), even a small portion of light backscattered into the laser source can cause power instabilitiesor even laser degradation. Optical isolators must be used.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1.5 Hot applications of Raman Spectroscopy<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Raman spectroscopy is gaining presence in bio-science given its non-invasive nature. Lasers for Raman spectroscopy can range many wavelengths, but usually they are in the UV-VIS-NIR part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Also, remote identification of explosives can be carried out with Q-Switched lasers by using\u00a0diode pumped solid state lasers\u00a02nd, 3rd or 4th harmonic generation wavelengths. Raman spectroscopy can be found\u2014for instance\u2014in:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; Art &amp; Archaeology<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; Bio-science and Medical Diagnosis<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; Polymers and Chemical Processes<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; Semiconductor &amp; Solar Industry<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; Geology and Mineralogy<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; Pharmaceutical Industry<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; Environmental Science<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; Raman Microscopy<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; Forensic Analysis<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; Gemology Teaching<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&#8211; Quality Control as well as General Research<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>1.5.1 Take a closer look on food safety<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Based on signal enhancement techniques like SERS it is possible to design on-line monitoring systems for food safety and food quality control. In the past decades, since the food industry is more profit driven and the globalization of the marked is progressing, the consumers are more and more concerned about the food quality in mass production [10]. These concerns are based on real evidences, which proof a link between harmful food and health diseases. Some of them are analyzed and named by [12, 13]. The connection between health and food quality works in both directions, harmful food can cause diseases and healthy food can improve mental and physical body strength [10, 11]. These examples can be taken as motivation to ensure high quality food products. A reliable quality control can\u2014thanks to Raman spectroscopy (especially SERS) as well as other spectroscopy methods\u2014easily be implemented into the production process. An overview concerning food safety and quality control can be found in [14, 16] and [15] describes, for instance, how pesticides on fruit surfaces can be detected.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/product\/fiber-coupled-lasers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9647\" src=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laser-diode-module-S-Series-1-300x150.png\" alt=\"Raman spectroscopy and Monocrom products\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laser-diode-module-S-Series-1-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laser-diode-module-S-Series-1-320x160.png 320w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/laser-diode-module-S-Series-1.png 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Figure 2.1: Picture of the fiber coupled version of the S-series package. Also available as free-space version. Monocrom offers a broad variety of wavelength and output power combinations.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2. MONOCROM PRODUCTS THAT SERVE RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY APPLICATIONS<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2.1 Low power, single frequency diode laser<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Our S-series (depicted in Fig. 2.1) is ideal for the most common Raman spectroscopy set-ups. It comes with free-space or with SM-fiber output. Monocrom offers a broad spectrum of wavelength and output power combinations. Single frequency versions are available with a linewidth as low as a few tens of MHz and a high side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of typically 50 dB. On the other hand side the SM-fiber coupling capabilities deliver superb beam quality, which is mandatory for a high brightness <em>Br<\/em> (see Eq. 1.2) and a high spatial resolution. The latter is important in Raman microscopy applications. Moreover, it opens the possibility to use PM-fibers for polarization depending Raman spectroscopy. Since most Raman spectroscopy applications need a stable output power <em>P<sub>las<\/sub><\/em> and a stablewavelength\u00a0\u00a0<em>\u03bb<sub>in<\/sub><\/em> over the integration time necessary to acquire a complete spectrum the S-series comes with athermoelectric cooler (TEC). The footprint of the standard package is 100\u00d7100mm<sup>2<\/sup> but other packages can be manufactured on request.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>2.2 High energy solid state laser with\/without frequency conversion<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Our high energy diode pumped solid state laser (HESSL), which can be seen in Fig. 2.2, open the possibility to step into all coherent Raman spectroscopy applications as well as remote Raman spectroscopy. The linewidth (\u00a0<em>\u03bb<sub>in<\/sub><\/em> &lt; 0.1nm) of the fundamental wavelength (\u00a0<em>\u03bb<sub>in<\/sub><\/em> = 1064nm) transforms to &lt; 1.77 cm<sup>\u22121<\/sup>\u2014 still narrow enough for the most requirements. The laser system is available in repetition rates 1 &lt; <em>V<sub>rep<\/sub><\/em> &lt; 500 Hz achieving up to <em>E<sub>pulse<\/sub><\/em> = 1 J. Due to the high available output power the laser is suitable for remote Raman spectroscopy. Our\u00a0high energy solid state laser\u00a0 delivers a high power (&lt; 2%@8 h) as well as pulse-to-pulse (&lt; 1%rms) stability. Depending on the desired application the pulse width can be chosen between 4 ns &lt;\u00a0<em>\u03c4<sub>pulse<\/sub><\/em> &lt; 25 ns. It has to be kept in mind that\u00a0<em>\u03c4<sub>pulse<\/sub><\/em> influences <em>E<sub>pulse<\/sub><\/em> and vice versa. Thanks to the high fundamental pulse energy, frequency conversion to the 2nd, 3rd or 4th harmonic are easily possible with high <em>E<sub>pulse<\/sub><\/em>, harm. The footprint of the laser system is 900 \u00d7 500mm<sup>2<\/sup> and can be adapted to customers needs.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_9648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9648\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/product\/hien-puls-x5400-yag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9648\" src=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/High-energy-solid-state-laser-300x169.png\" alt=\"High-energy-solid-state-laser\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/High-energy-solid-state-laser-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/High-energy-solid-state-laser-320x180.png 320w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/High-energy-solid-state-laser-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/High-energy-solid-state-laser-600x338.png 600w, https:\/\/monocrom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/High-energy-solid-state-laser.png 716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">High-energy-solid-state-laser<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p><em>Figure 2.2: Picture of the\u00a0high energy solid state lasers<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>References<\/strong><\/h5>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[1] J. Heath, N. Taylor: \u201cRaman Microscopy\u201d, John Wiley &amp; Sons Ltd, 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[2] E Smith, G. Dent: \u201cModern Raman Spectroscopy &#8211; A practical Approach\u201d, John Wiley &amp; Sons Ltd, 2005<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[3] X. Liu: \u201cOrganic Semiconductor Lasers and Tailored Nanostructures for Raman Spectroscopy\u201d, Dissertation, Karlsruher Institute for Technology, 2015<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[4] C. Raman, K. Krishnan: \u201cA new type of secondary radiation\u201d, Nature, Vol. 121, 501-502, 1928<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[5] G. Landberg, L. Mandelstam: \u201cEine neue Erscheinung bei der Lichtzerstreuung in Kristallen\u201d, Naturwissenschaften, Vol. 16, 557-558, 1928<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[6] P. Vandenabeele: \u201cPractical Raman Spectroscopy\u201d, John Wiley &amp; Sons Ltd, 2013<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[7] E. Smith and G. Dent: \u201cModern Raman spectroscopy: a practical approach\u201d, John Wiley &amp; Sons Ltd, 2005.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[8] K. Kneipp: \u201cSurface-enhanced Raman scattering\u201d, Physics Today, Vol. 60, 40\u201346, 2007<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[9] P. J. Larkin: \u201cIR and Raman Spectroscopy &#8211; Principles and Spectral Interpretation\u201d, Elsevier, 2011<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[10] Z. You: \u201cApplication of Infrared Raman Spectroscopy in Analysis of Food Agricultural Products\u201d, AIDIC Servizi S.r.l., Chemical Engineering Transactions, Vol. 59, 763-768, 2017 [11] J. Depciuch et al.: \u201cApplication of Raman spectroscopy and infrared spectroscopy in the identification of breast cancer\u201d, Applied Spectroscopy, Vol. 70(2), 251-263, 2016<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[12] A. A. Kadik et al.: \u201cApplication of IR and Raman spectroscopy for the determination of the role of oxygen fugacity in the formation of n\u2013\u00d1\u2013\u00ce\u2013\u00cd molecules and complexes in the iron-bearing silicate melts at high pressures\u201d, Geochemistry International, Vol. 54(13), 1175-1186, 2016<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[13] J. Yu et al.: \u201cRecent applications of infrared and Raman spectroscopy in art forensics: a brief overview\u201d, Applied Spectroscopy Reviews, Vol. 50(2), 152-157, 2015<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[14] Z. Zhang: \u201cRaman Spectroscopic Sensing in Food Safety and Quality Analysis\u201d, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2017<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[15] J. Chen, D. Dong, S. Ye: \u201cDetection of pesticide residue distribution on fruit surfaces using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy imaging\u201d, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Vol. 8, 4726-4730, 2018<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>[16] Y. S. Li, J. S. Church: \u201cRaman spectroscopy in the analysis of food and pharmaceutical nanomaterials\u201d, Elsevier, Journal of food and drug analyzes, Vol. 22, 29-48, 2014<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breve introducci\u00f3n a la espectroscopia Raman y sus aplicaciones. 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