Abstract

We propose the use of stimulated Raman scattering for time-gated image amplification and demonstrate its use for the detection of images through a strongly scattering material. Using 30-ps pulses from a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser, we have amplified and detected images through a suspension of nondairy creamer with a spatial resolution of less than 300 μm and at concentrations such that the nonscattered extinction ratio was e⁻³³. Our time-gated image amplifier can produce images under conditions in which the scattering medium is sufficiently dense that an image cannot be seen by using multiple exposures on a streak camera or time-integrated exposures on a sensitive, low-noise CCD camera.

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