Title :
High-speed molecular spectral imaging by stimulated Raman scattering microscopy using wavelength-tunable pulses
Author :
Umemura, Wataru ; Ozeki, Yasuyuki ; Fujita, Kenta ; Sumimura, Kazuhiko ; Nishizawa, Norihiko ; Fukui, Kiichi ; Itoh, Kazuyoshi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. & Life Sci., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
Abstract :
A 15-frame/s stimulated Raman microscope with frame-by-frame wavelength tunability has been developed. Fast spectral imaging of polymer beads in the CH stretching region with a bandwidth of 250 cm-1 is accomplished in 2.6 seconds.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical microscopy; polymers; stimulated Raman scattering; CH stretching region; fast spectral imaging; frame-bγ-frame wavelength tunability; high-speed molecular spectral imaging; polymer beads; stimulated Raman scattering microscopy; time 2.6 s; wavelength-tunable pulses; Band pass filters; Educational institutions; Microscopy; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical microscopy; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
