| In this thesis, different aspects of the ROA technique are explored. An attempt is made at the theoretical understanding of the phenomenon via both the classical and quantum mechanical approaches. Instrumental improvements of the system in recent years with emphasis on new, better and faster alignment procedures are a major part of this work. Understanding and elimination of the various artefacts in ROA are achieved with the hope of establishing the technique as a usable analytical tool. New data presented will speak of the success and also the limitations of this challenging experiment. |
