Title :
Simple confocal microscopy based on single hollow-core photonic bandgap fiber
Author :
Kim, Do-Hyun ; Kang, Jin U. ; Waynant, Ronald W. ; Ilev, Ilko K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD
Abstract :
Confocal microscopes built with single hollow-core fibers were experimentally analyzed. Reduction of Fresnel reflection at the fiber tips and mirror-with-a-hole beamsplitter reduced background level and eliminated wavelength-dependent optical components.
Keywords :
mirrors; optical beam splitters; optical microscopy; photonic band gap; Fresnel reflection; eliminated wavelength; fiber tips; hole beamsplitter; mirror; reduced background level; simple confocal microscopy; single hollow core photonic bandgap fiber; Fiber lasers; Laser beams; Lenses; Mirrors; Optical coupling; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical microscopy; Photonic bandgap fibers; Power lasers; (170.1790) Confocal microscopy; (999.9999) Hollow-core fiber;
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.2006.4627859
