Title :
Whole spectrum fluorescence detection with ultrafast white light excitation
Author :
Yong Ye, Jing ; Baker, James R., Jr. ; Norris, Theodore B.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Abstract :
We use a single supercontinuum laser source to simultaneously excite multiple types of fluorescent dyes and collect the entire emission spectrum ranging from visible to near infrared, without using band pass filters and dichroic mirrors.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; supercontinuum generation; band pass filters; dichroic mirrors; fluorescent dyes; single supercontinuum laser source; ultrafast white light excitation; whole spectrum fluorescence detection; Biomedical optical imaging; Fluorescence; Laser excitation; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; (170.3890) Medical optics instrumentation; (170.7160) Ultrafast technology;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627827
