Abstract

This study investigates the impact of modulating and shaping a laser beam via a phase-only spatial light modulator (SLM) on the intensity of the laser-induced fluorescence (LIF) signal. Different phase modulations ranging from 0 to 2π are applied to the SLM window to evaluate the effect of the modulated beam on the emitted LIF signal from extra virgin olive oil EVOO samples. The laser beam is also shaped into circular and square geometries with varying diameters to determine the optimum size for maximizing the LIF signal strength. The results reveal that the highest LIF signal intensity could be obtained after modulating the incident laser beam with phase shifts of 0 and 2π, with an improvement factor of approximately 3 for Avanti olive oil and 1.42 for Al Jouf olive oil. Furthermore, laser beam shaping into a circular aperture with a radius of 2.45 mm or a square aperture with a side length of 2.45 mm yields the highest LIF signal improvement, with enhancement factors of approximately 2.9 for Avanti olive oil and 1.42 for Al Jouf olive oil. This work demonstrates the potential of SLM-based beam shaping techniques to optimize LIF measurements by tailoring the wavefront characteristics of the excitation laser source.

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