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    Area of Science:

    • Spectroscopy
    • Chirality
    • Optical Physics

    Background:

    • Optical activity (OA) is crucial for understanding chiral molecules.
    • Existing OA spectrometers can be slow and complex.
    • Real-time monitoring of chiral processes is challenging.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To design and build a robust OA spectrometer.
    • To enable real-time monitoring of chiral complex formation.
    • To explore applications in ultrafast spectroscopy.

    Main Methods:

    • Developed a common-path spectral interferometry setup.
    • Integrated a linear polarizer and a birefringent plate.
    • Achieved OA detection without polarization switching.

    Main Results:

    • The spectrometer covers visible and near-infrared regimes.
    • Signal reproducibility was maintained over several hours.
    • Data acquisition time was reduced to 1 second for real-time monitoring.
    • Demonstrated potential for broadband pulse measurements.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed OA spectrometer is robust and reproducible.
    • Real-time monitoring of chiral complex formation is now feasible.
    • The instrument shows promise for ultrafast circular dichroism and optical rotatory dispersion studies.