Title :
Sub-diffraction-limited spatial resolution in CARS microscopy by ground state depletion
Author :
Cleff, C. ; Gros, Petra ; Fallnich, C. ; Offerhaus, H.L. ; Herek, J.L. ; Kruse, K. ; Beeker, W.P. ; Lee, Chang Jae ; Boller, Klaus-J
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Appl. Phys., Westfalische Wilhelms-Univ. Munster, Münster, Germany
Abstract :
Suppression of CARS signal generation is demonstrated via ground state depletion in a theoretical investigation. Using a donut-shaped control light field for population transfer results in sub-diffraction-limited spatial resolution CARS microscopy.
Keywords :
coherent antiStokes Raman scattering; ground states; light diffraction; optical microscopy; CARS microscopy; CARS signal generation; donut-shaped control light field; ground state depletion; subdiffraction-limited spatial resolution; Diffraction; Microscopy; Sociology; Spatial resolution; Stationary state; Statistics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
