Coherent Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging

The last two decades have seen a renaissance of interest in coherent Raman scattering techniques, which is partly due to the emergence of attractive applications in optical microscopy. In general, coherent Raman scattering describes nonlinear light-matter interactions which can exhibit significant resonance enhancements under vibrationally resonant excitation. This Special Topic highlights basic principles, advanced techniques, laser sources, and applications of spectroscopy and imaging based on the effect of coherent Raman scattering.

Guest Editors: Keisuke Goda, Andreas Zumbusch, Zhiwei Huang, and Yasuyuki Ozeki