Abstract
By augmentation of the collection optics utilized in transmission-based femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS), two novel diffuse reflectance-based femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (drFSRS) techniques were developed. These techniques were then used to collect the Raman spectra of opaque systems, those being cyclohexane-intercalated poly(tetrafluoroethylene) microbeads and ethanol in 1% intralipid solutions. The resulting drFSRS data from the cyclohexane:PTFE system show significant distortion of the depolarization ratio of the 803 cm-1 cyclohexane peak, indicating a loss of incident pump:probe polarization in a scattering environment. The drFSRS data from the ethanol in 1% intralipid solution demonstrate less signal strength but equal spectral resolution when compared to transmission-based FSRS of the same sample. The results presented in this Technical Note demonstrate the current capabilities of collecting stimulated Raman spectra of opaque systems using drFSRS.
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