Title :
Imaging lipid films using polarization-sensitive third-harmonic generation
Author :
Bautista, Godofredo ; Huttunen, Mikko J. ; Pfisterer, S. ; Kanerva, K. ; Ikonen, E. ; Kauranen, Martti
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Tampere Univ. of Technol., Tampere, Finland
Abstract :
This paper presents the application of polarization-sensitive THG microscopy to examine lipid structures. Significant variations in the THG signals across the lipid film under different tightly focused polarizations were observed, suggesting evidence of ordered regions in lipid structures. This work suggests that THG microscopy equipped with polarization-engineered beams can be used as feasible characterization probes for investigating the nonlinear optical properties of lipid structures.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biological techniques; light polarisation; lipid bilayers; optical harmonic generation; optical microscopy; THG microscopy; characterization probes; lipid films imaging; lipid structures; nonlinear optical properties; ordered regions; polarization-engineered beams; polarization-sensitive third-harmonic generation microscopy; tightly focused polarizations; Anisotropic magnetoresistance; Educational institutions; Films; Lipidomics; Microscopy; Optimized production technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO EUROPE/IQEC), 2013 Conference on and International Quantum Electronics Conference
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0593-5
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801505
