Coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) spectroscopy is widely used for measuring
temperature and species concentration in reacting flows. This paper reviews the advances …

Laser-based methods have transformed combustion diagnostics in the past few decades.
The high intensity, coherence, high spectral resolution and frequency tunability available …

We explore a novel phase matching scheme for gas-phase rotational coherent anti-Stokes
Raman spectroscopy (CARS). The scheme significantly simplifies the employment of the …

High-repetition-rate, single-laser-shot measurements are important for the investigation of
unsteady flows where temperature and species concentrations can vary significantly. Here …

Gaining information of species, temperature, and velocity distributions in turbulent
combustion and high-speed reactive flows is challenging, particularly for conducting …

This manuscript describes the wide variety of optical measurement techniques for
characterizing the flow in hypersonic wind tunnels. The introduction briefly describes …

Reacting flows and plasmas are prevalent in a wide array of systems involving defense,
commercial, space, energy, medical, and consumer products. Understanding the complex …

The direct measurement of self-broadened linewidths using the time decay of pure-rotational
hybrid femtosecond/picosecond coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (fs/ps RCARS) …

Abstract Chirped-probe-pulse (CPP) femtosecond (fs) coherent anti-Stokes Raman
scattering (CARS) spectroscopy for single-laser-shot temperature measurements in flames …

Rotational-level-dependent dephasing rates and nonresonant background can lead to
significant uncertainties in coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) thermometry …