Note: Intro -- Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy: Techniques and Applications -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Foreword -- References -- Part 1: Theory -- Chapter 1: Coherent Raman scattering processes -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Molecular resonances -- 1.2.1. Harmonic oscillator -- 1.2.2. Damped harmonic oscillator -- 1.2.3. Driven harmonic oscillator -- 1.2.4. Study at resonance -- 1.3. Molecular vibrational resonances -- 1.3.1. Vibrational modes -- 1.3.2. Modeling a diatomic molecule -- 1.3.3. Infrared (IR) absorption -- 1.3.4. Spontaneous Raman scattering -- 1.3.5. Coherent Raman scattering -- 1.3.5.1. Nonlinear optics -- 1.3.5.2. Coherent Raman scattering processes -- 1.3.5.3. Excitation force calculation -- 1.3.5.4. Harmonic oscillator solution -- 1.3.5.5. Induced nonlinear polarization -- 1.4. The CARS process -- 1.4.1. Resonant and nonresonant CARS processes -- 1.4.2. Nonlinear polarization and susceptibility -- 1.4.3. Anti-Stokes field generation and propagation -- 1.4.4. χ(3) in the spectral domain -- 1.5. The SRS process -- 1.5.1. Coherence and interferometry -- 1.5.2. Field propagation -- 1.6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: Sensitivity and noise in SRS microscopy -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Definitions and laser intensity noise model -- 2.2.1. Model -- 2.2.2. Definitions -- 2.2.2.1. DC power -- 2.2.2.2. Power spectral density (PSD) -- 2.2.2.3. Relative intensity noise (RIN) -- 2.2.2.4. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) -- 2.2.3. Calculations -- 2.2.3.1. Average and relative intensity -- 2.2.3.2. Relative intensity noise -- 2.3. Low-noise SRS detection through lock-in amplification -- 2.3.1. System and model description -- 2.3.2. Average current and DC power -- 2.3.3. Power spectral density (PSD) -- 2.3.4. Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) -- 2.3.5. SNR optimization. , 2.4. Shot-noise-limited SNR in SRS, CARS, and spontaneous Raman scattering: A comparison -- 2.4.1. Shot-noise-limited SNR of SRS -- 2.4.2. Shot-noise-limited SNR of CARS -- 2.4.3. Shot-noise-limited SNR of spontaneous Raman scattering -- 2.4.4. Comparison between SRS, CARS, and spontaneous Raman scattering in the shot-noise limit -- 2.5. Conclusion -- Appendix -- Appendix A: Photocurrent power spectral density -- Appendix B: Modulation at half the repetition rate -- Appendix C: Power spectral density of the lock-in output -- Appendix D: Estimation of the area of focus -- Appendix E: Estimation of the depth of focus -- Appendix F: Derivation of the spectral overlap of vibrational resonance -- Appendix G: Raman scattering cross section -- Appendix H: Quantum mechanical description of Raman scattering -- References -- Chapter 3: Stimulated Raman scattering: Ensembles to single molecules -- 3.1. The birth and evolution of stimulated Raman scattering -- 3.1.1. The birth of SRS: Light conversion and early spectroscopy -- 3.1.2. First wave: Picosecond time-resolved spectroscopy -- 3.1.3. Second wave: Ultrafast and impulsive regimes -- 3.1.4. Third wave: Diffraction-limited microscopy -- 3.1.5. Fourth wave: Nanoscale and single-molecule spectroscopy -- 3.1.6. Toward SRS nanoscopy -- 3.2. Probing molecules with SRS spectroscopy -- 3.2.1. SRS spectroscopy in the time domain -- 3.2.2. Features of time-domain SRS -- 3.2.3. Femtosecond stimulated Raman scattering (FSRS) -- 3.3. Probing smaller samples: The transition to microscopy -- 3.3.1. Shrinking the probing volume -- 3.3.2. Phase matching in coherent Raman microscopy -- 3.3.3. Instrumentation for SRS microscopy -- 3.3.4. Applications of SRS microscopy -- 3.4. From ensembles to single molecules -- 3.4.1. Enhancing SRS with electronic resonances -- 3.4.2. Enhancing SRS with plasmonic resonances. , 3.4.3. Advanced techniques: Nonoptical detection -- References -- Further readings -- Part 2: Advanced Instrumentation and emerging modalities -- Chapter 4: Hyperspectral SRS imaging via spectral focusing -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Principles of spectral focusing SRS -- 4.3. Implementation of spectral focusing SRS -- 4.4. Improving the speed of spectral focusing SRS -- 4.5. Improving the spectral resolution and spectral coverage of spectral focusing SRS -- 4.6. Variations of spectral focusing SRS -- 4.7. Summary and outlook -- References -- Chapter 5: Balanced detection SRS microscopy -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Balanced detection -- 5.3. Modulation transfer and lock-in amplification -- 5.4. Beyond balanced detection -- 5.5. Auto-balanced detection (ABD) -- 5.6. In-line balanced detection (IBD) -- 5.7. Dual-color spectral-focusing IBD -- 5.8. Collinear balanced detection -- 5.9. Summary -- References -- Chapter 6: Multiplex stimulated Raman scattering microscopy via a tuned amplifier -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Resonant circuit -- 6.3. Tuned amplifier -- 6.4. Spectral multiplexing -- 6.4.1. Spectrally multiplexed SRS microscopy -- 6.4.2. Spectrally multiplexed SRS cytometry -- 6.5. Spatial multiplexing -- 6.5.1. Line scan transient absorption microscopy -- 6.5.2. Collinear multiple beams SRS (COMB-SRS) microscopy -- 6.6. Conclusions and outlook -- References -- Chapter 7: Impulsive SRS microscopy -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Requirements for impulsive excitation and detection -- 7.3. Schemes -- 7.3.1. Time-domain ISRS -- 7.3.2. Frequency-domain ISRS -- 7.3.3. Single-beam impulsive configurations -- 7.3.4. Delay scanning techniques -- 7.4. Implementations of impulsive Raman microscopy -- 7.5. Resonant effects -- 7.6. Impulsive multidimensional spectroscopy -- 7.7. Conclusion -- References. , Chapter 8: Multicolor SRS imaging with wavelength-tunable/switchable lasers -- 8.1. Introduction -- 8.2. Multicolor SRS imaging with a high-speed wavelength-tunable laser -- 8.2.1. Setup of multicolor SRS imaging system -- 8.2.2. Operation of the wavelength-tunable pulse source -- 8.2.3. Laser synchronization -- 8.2.4. Electronic circuits -- 8.2.5. Multicolor SRS imaging -- 8.3. Multicolor SRS imaging with a wavelength-switchable laser -- 8.3.1. Operation of wavelength-switchable lasers -- 8.3.2. Electronics for the wavelength-switchable laser -- 8.3.3. Multicolor SRS imaging in flow -- 8.4. Discussions -- 8.5. Summary -- References -- Chapter 9: Pulse-shaping-based SRS spectral imaging and applications -- 9.1. Introduction -- 9.2. Principle of pulse shaping -- 9.3. Methods of SRS spectral imaging based on pulse shaping -- 9.4. Applications of pulse-shaping-based SRS imaging -- 9.5. Summary and outlook -- References -- Chapter 10: Background-free stimulated Raman scattering imaging by manipulating photons in the spectral domain -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Principle -- 10.3. Removing the non-Raman background in SRS imaging -- 10.4. Enabling applications by background-free SRS imaging -- 10.5. Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Coherent Raman scattering microscopy for superresolution vibrational imaging: Principles, techniques, and imp ... -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. SSRS microscopy [9, 10] -- 11.2.1. Principle of SSRS processes -- 11.2.2. Virtual sinusoidal modulation (VSM) method for superresolution SSRS imaging -- 11.2.3. Experimental observation of SSRS processes and SSRS super-resolution imaging -- 11.3. HO-CARS microscopy [8] -- 11.3.1. Principle of HO-CARS process -- 11.3.2. Experimental observation of HO-CARS -- 11.3.3. Superresolution HO-CARS imaging -- 11.4. Discussion and outlook -- 11.5. Conclusions -- References. , Chapter 12: Quantum-enhanced stimulated Raman scattering -- 12.1. Introduction -- 12.2. The process of SRS -- 12.3. Advancing SRS beyond the shot-noise limit -- 12.3.1. Fundamental limits to the sensitivity -- 12.3.2. Sensitivity limit for pure states -- 12.3.3. Examples -- 12.3.4. Sensitivity using intensity detection -- 12.4. Noise sources in SRS spectroscopy -- 12.4.1. Noise processes -- 12.4.2. Shot-noise calibration of the detector -- 12.4.3. Noise reduction techniques -- 12.4.3.1. Lock-in amplification -- 12.4.3.2. Noise cancellation -- 12.4.4. Optical loss -- 12.5. Experimental test of quantum-enhanced SRS -- 12.5.1. Experimental scheme -- 12.5.1.1. Experimental characterization -- 12.5.2. Discussion -- 12.6. Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 13: Stimulated Raman excited fluorescence (SREF) microscopy: Combining the best of two worlds -- 13.1. Introduction -- 13.2. Pioneering work of double-resonance fluorescence spectroscopy -- 13.3. Realization of stimulated Raman excited fluorescence in 2019 -- 13.4. Main physical considerations -- 13.5. Remaining technical challenges -- 13.6. Outlook -- References -- Chapter 14: Instrumentation and methodology for volumetric stimulated Raman scattering imaging -- 14.1. Introduction -- 14.2. Volumetric stimulated Raman scattering imaging by projection tomography -- 14.2.1. Instrumentation -- 14.2.2. Methodology -- 14.2.2.1. Forward modeling of SRPT -- 14.2.2.2. TV-regularized SART algorithm -- 14.3. Volumetric stimulated Raman scattering imaging by tissue clearing -- 14.4. Volumetric stimulated Raman scattering imaging by remote focusing -- 14.5. Outlook -- References -- Chapter 15: SRS flow and image cytometry -- 15.1. Introduction -- 15.2. Raman flow cytometry and cell sorting -- 15.3. Coherent Raman scattering flow cytometry -- 15.4. Stimulated Raman imaging cytometry and cell sorting -- 15.5. Outlook. , References.

Note: Front Cover -- Contents -- Series Preface -- Preface -- Editors -- Contributors -- Chapter 1 - Theory of Coherent Raman Scattering -- Chapter 2 - Coherent Raman Scattering under Tightly Focused Conditions -- Chapter 3 - Construction of a Coherent Raman Microscope -- Chapter 4 - Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy -- Chapter 5 - Femtosecond versus Picosecond Pulses for Coherent Raman Microscopy -- Chapter 6 - Miniature Coherent Raman Probes for In Vivo Biomedical Imaging -- Chapter 7 - Wide-Field CARS-Microscopy -- Chapter 8 - Vibrational Spectromicroscopy by Coupling Coherent Raman Imaging with Spontaneous Raman Spectral Analysis -- Chapter 9 - Coherent Control in CARS -- Chapter 10 - Fourier Transform CARS Microscopy -- Chapter 11 - CRS with Alternative Beam Profiles -- Chapter 12 - Vibrational Phase Microscopy -- Chapter 13 - Multiplex CARS Microscopy -- Chapter 14 - Interferometric Multiplex CARS -- Chapter 15 - Photonic Crystal Fiber-Based Broadband CARS Microscopy -- Chapter 16 - Multiplex Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy -- Chapter 17 - Imaging Myelin Sheath Ex Vivo and In Vivo by CARS Microscopy -- Chapter 18 - Imaging Lipid Metabolism in Caenorhabditis elegans and Other Model Organisms -- Chapter 19 - Lipid-Droplet Biology and Obesity-Related Health Risks -- Chapter 20 - White Matter Injury: Cellular-Level Myelin Damage Quantification in Live Animals -- Chapter 21 - CARS Microscopy Study of Liquid Crystals -- Chapter 22 - Live Cell Imaging by Multiplex CARS Microspectroscopy -- Chapter 23 - Coherent Raman Scattering Imaging of Drug Delivery Systems -- Chapter 24 - Applications of Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy -- Chapter 25 - Applications of Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy Imaging to Cardiovascular Diseases -- Chapter 26 - Applications of CARS Microscopy to Tissue Engineering. , Chapter 27 - Dietary Fat Absorption Visualized by CARS Microscopy -- Back Cover.