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    • Spectroscopy
    • Nonlinear Optics
    • Physical Chemistry

    Background:

    • Vibrational sum frequency generation (VSFG) spectroscopy is a powerful surface-sensitive technique.
    • Multiplex VSFG spectroscopy enhances data acquisition speed.
    • Achieving broadband infrared generation and multiplexing simultaneously can be challenging.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To implement a narrow free-spectral-range Fabry-Perot etalon for multiplex VSFG spectroscopy.
    • To demonstrate simultaneous broadband infrared pulse generation using the etalon reflection.
    • To enable a low-power multiplex VSFG spectrometer.

    Main Methods:

    • Implementation of a narrow free-spectral-range Fabry-Perot etalon.
    • Utilizing etalon reflection for simultaneous broadband infrared pulse generation.
    • Employing time asymmetry in the upconverting pulse for VSFG spectral collection.
    • Simultaneous collection of VSFG spectra with and without nonresonant background suppression.

    Main Results:

    • Successful implementation of the Fabry-Perot etalon for multiplex VSFG.
    • Demonstration of simultaneous broadband infrared pulse generation with 0.58 W input power.
    • Simultaneous collection of VSFG spectra, including nonresonant background suppression.
    • Observation of spectral perturbations induced by time-asymmetric pulses even without nonresonant suppression.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed multiplex VSFG spectrometer is efficient and operates at low power.
    • The use of a Fabry-Perot etalon enables simultaneous broadband infrared generation and VSFG spectroscopy.
    • Time asymmetry offers a method to induce spectral perturbations and potentially suppress nonresonant backgrounds.