Recording Raman Spectra Using a Dynamic Fourier Transform Spectrometer

摘要： We have developed a dynamic Fourier transform spectrometer for recording Raman spectra in the near-IR range (800–1100 nm). Stability and reliability of operation of the spectrometer is achieved by using corner re? ectors in the design as mirrors in the main channel. In order to record a weak Raman signal, we set up a white light channel in the spectrometer which enables locking into the zero optical path difference when summing the interferograms over several scans. A reference channel with sampling frequency λ/4 lets us improve the sampling accuracy and the signal-to-noise ratio of the emission spectra. Using our spectrometer, we recorded the Raman spectra of test substances with known positions of the emission lines: 1,4-bis(5-phenyl-2-oxazolyl)benzene (POPOP, C24H16N2O2), stilbene (C14H12), acetylsalicylic acid (C9H8O4). Comparison of the POPOP Raman spectra obtained on the dynamic Fourier transform spectrometer and a diffraction spectrometer for the same experimental conditions showed that they qualitatively matched, and the time required to record the spectrum on the dynamic Fourier transform spectrometer was 4 times shorter.