Raman-microscopy is one of the most powerful and versatile analytical tools which may be applied to a wide variety of fields including materials science, geology, biology, medicine, the arts and forensic science.This the first book devoted entirely to the subject, providing an authoritative and comprehensive coverage of the whole field. It includes an extensive description of the instrumentation, the Raman microspectrometer, the treatment of data and micro-Raman imaging, as well as a thorough account of the use of Raman microscopy in diverse applications, including some of the so-called hyphenated methods.This book will address issues that are of great interest to engineers working in Raman-microscopic development and, above all, to researchers concerned with its many areas of application.