Title :
Imaging multiple focal planes simultaneously: Multifocal, photon counting, multiphoton microscopy
Author :
Sheetz, Kraig E. ; Carriles, Ramon ; Hoover, Erich E. ; Squier, Jeff
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Colorado Sch. of Mines, Golden, CO
Abstract :
Multiple image planes in a multiphoton microscope are acquired simultaneously through novel photon counting electronics and previous scaling limitations are overcome by a new Yb:KGW femtosecond oscillator laser design.
Keywords :
bio-optics; biomedical optical imaging; data acquisition; laser applications in medicine; multiphoton processes; optical microscopy; photon counting; potassium compounds; solid lasers; ytterbium; KGd(WO4)2:Yb; Yb:KGW femtosecond oscillator laser design; biological samples; multiphoton microscopy; multiple focal plane imaging; photon counting; tissue scattering imaging; Delay; Electron microscopy; Laser beams; Optical design; Optical imaging; Optical microscopy; Oscillators; Photonics Society; Pulse measurements; Ultrafast optics; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers; (180.4315); Nonlinear microscopy;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9