DocumentCode
1770552
Title
All-fiber optical parametric amplifier for life-science application
Author
Xiaoming Wei ; Lau, Andy K. S. ; Xu, Yan ; Chi Zhang ; Mussot, Arnaud ; Kudlinski, Alexandre ; Tsia, Kevin K. ; Wong, Kenneth K. Y.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
fYear
2014
fDate
8-13 June 2014
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate an all-fiber optical parametric amplifier for life-science (OPALS) application. Optical amplification of megahertz serial time-encoded amplified microscopy (STEAM) images with a resolution of less than 2 μm is achieved with a 20-dB gain.
Keywords
biological techniques; biomedical optical imaging; holey fibres; laser applications in medicine; optical fibre amplifiers; optical microscopy; optical parametric amplifiers; photonic crystals; OPALS; STEAM; all-fiber optical parametric amplifier for life-science application; gain 20 dB; megahertz serial time-encoded amplified microscopy; optical amplification; Biomedical optical imaging; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Type
conf
Filename
6988979
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