The acetic acid-water binary system is a classical hydroxy-carboxy mixed system, while new and interesting phenomena appear under stimulated Raman scattering(SRS).Compared with the weaker signal of the acetic acid-water binary system obtained in spontaneous Raman scattering, SRS provides a finer band and a relatively distinct structural transition point.The structural transformation points are respectively at 30% and 80% by volume ratio under the condition of spontaneous Raman spectroscopy, while they are respectively at 15% and 25% under the condition of SRS.This phenomenon is attributed to the generation of laser induced plasma and shockwave induced dynamic high pressure environment during SRS.
The competition between the stimulated resonance Raman scattering （SRRS） of Rhodamine B （RhB） and the stimulated Raman scattering （SRS） of ethanol （C2H50H） is observed at the RhB in C2H5OH solution. For different concentrations of the solution, the peak wavelengths of the SRRS, the amplified spontaneous emission （ASE）, the fluorescence and the absorption of RhB are different. The SRRS of RhB and the SRS of C2H50H are simultaneously generated when the concentration of the solution is 10-5 mol/L and the energy of the excitation laser is 20.4 mJ. Otherwise, only either the SRRS of RhB or the SRS of C2H5OH is generated. The SRRS can be amplified by the ASE gain when the SRRS is near the peak of the ASE, and the peak wavelength of the SRRS coincides with the wavelength of the maximal intensity ASE.
Temperature dependencies （81 ℃- 18 ℃） of visible absorption and Raman spectra of all-trans-β-carotene and all-trans-retinol extremely diluted in dimethyl sulfoxide are investigated in order to clarify temperature effects on different polyenes. Their absorption spectra are identified to be redshifted with temperature decreasing. Moreover, all-trans-β-carotene is more sensitive to temperature due to the presence of a longer length of conjugated system. The characteristic energy responsible for the conformational changes in all-trans-β-carotene is smaller than that in all-transretinol. Both of the Raman scattering cross sections increase with temperature decreasing. The results are explained with electron-phonon coupling theory and coherent weakly damped electron-lattice vibrations model.
