Targeted single-beam CARS using phase-and-polarization shaping

A single-beam geometry implementation of a Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Scattering (CARS) setup [1] , is capable of producing well resolved Raman spectra and can be used for CARS microscopy applications. Single-beam CARS (SB-CARS) is an affordable approach to performing CARS measurements, as laboratories with existing femtosecond laser infrastructure can be retrofitted for SB-CARS measurements.